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Quercus gilva

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Quercus gilva
Acorns of Quercus gilva
Leaves of Quercus gilva in Taiwan.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cerris
Section: Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. gilva
Binomial name
Quercus gilva
Blume (1851)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyclobalanopsis gilva (Blume) Oerst.
  • Cyclobalanopsis hunanensis (Hand.-Mazz.) W.C.Cheng & T.Hong
  • Quercus hunanensis Hand.-Mazz.

Quercus gilva, the red-bark oak,[3] is a species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and southeastern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, and Zhejiang).[4] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[5]

Quercus gilva is a tree which grows to 30 meters (98 ft) tall with orangish-brown twigs. Leaves can be as much as 12 cm long (4.7 in).[4][6]

References

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  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Quercus gilva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T18749666A136775665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T18749666A136775665.en. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  2. "Quercus gilva Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  3. Lee, Sangtae; Chang, Kae Sun, eds. (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. p. 599. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 13 March 2019 via Korea Forest Service.
  4. 1 2 Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis gilva (Blume) Oersted, 1867. 赤皮青冈 chi pi qing gang
  5. 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.
  6. Blume, Carl Ludwig von 1850. Museum Botanicum 1(20): 306 in Latin
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