Quercus gilva

Quercus gilva
Acorns of Quercus gilva
Leaves of Quercus gilva in Taiwan.
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Quercus gilva
Blume (1851)
Synonyms
  • Cyclobalanopsis gilva (Blume) Oerst.
  • Cyclobalanopsis hunanensis (Hand.-Mazz.) W.C.Cheng & T.Hong
  • Quercus hunanensis Hand.-Mazz.

Quercus gilva, the red-bark oak, 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). It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.

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).

References

  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