Quercus gilva | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
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
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Binomial name | |
Quercus gilva Blume 1850
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Quercus gilva, the red-bark oak,[2] is a species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found in Japan, Korea, and southeastern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, Taiwan, Zhejiang).[3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[4]
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).[3][5]