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Quercus helferiana


Mao Zhi Qing Gang (Chinese)




Origin:  India, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and China.
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Quercus
Species
helferiana
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (evergreen)
Height
20 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
MarchApril
General Description
This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern.
Habitat
Found at altitudes of 900-2,000 m.
Bark/Stem Description
Rough and thickly ridged, brown in colour.
Leaf Description
Oblong-elliptic, oval or ellpitic-lanceolate, glossy and glabrous with a greyish-brown underside, a rounded or cuneate base and 9-14 veins on either side of the midvein, 12-20 x 4-9 cm.
Fruit Description
Acorn, flat, 1-1.6 x 1.5-2.2 cm, produced October through November.
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