Quercus myrsinifolia
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| Bamboo-leaf Oak | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. myrsinifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus myrsinifolia Blume | |
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Cyclobalanopsis myrsinifolia (Blume) Oersted | |
Quercus myrsinifolia is an evergreen oak tree to 20 metres (66 ft) tall in the ring-cupped oaks subgenus. It has several common names, including Bamboo-leaf Oak, Chinese Evergreen Oak, and Chinese Ring-cupped Oak. Its Chinese name is 小叶青冈; pinyin:xiǎo yè qīng gāng, which means little leaf ring-cupped Oak (literally translated as little leaf green ridge tree). It is native to east central and southeast China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Northern Thailand, and Vietnam.
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References
- Chengjiu Huang, Yongtian Zhang & Bruce Bartholomew. "Cyclobalanopsis myrsinifolia". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- Jean Louis Helardot. "Quercus myrsinifolia". Oaks of the World. Retrieved 17 June 2012. — includes several photographs
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