| Quercus edithiae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Cerris |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis |
| Species: | Q. edithiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus edithiae Skan 1900
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Quercus edithiae is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae and the "ring-cupped oak" sub-genus. It has been found in Vietnam, southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan) and Hong Kong.2 In Vietnam it is called sồi editha. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.3
Quercus edithiae is a tree up to 20 m. tall with hairless twigs. The leathery leaves are glabrous, oblong-elliptic to obovate, 50-160 × 20–60 mm, with a 20–30 mm petiole. The acorn is ellipsoid to cylindric-ellipsoid, 30-45 × 20–30 mm, with a scar approx. 7 mm in diameter.24
References
References
- The Plant List, Quercus edithiae Skan
- Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis edithiae (Skan) Schottky, 1912. 华南青冈 hua nan qing gang
- Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- Skan, Sidney Alfred 1900. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 27(3): plate 2661 iplus subsequent unnumbered text page description in Latin, commentary in English, full-page line drawing of Quercus edithiae