Quercus bella
Species of oak tree
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Quercus bella is an uncommon species of oak tree. It is native to Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Hainan provinces of southern China and to northern Vietnam.[3][1] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[4]
| Quercus bella | |
|---|---|
| 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. bella |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus bella | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Cyclobalanopsis bella (Chun & Tsiang) Chun ex Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen (1993) | |
Quercus bella is a tree up to 30 meters tall, with leaves as much as 15 cm long.[3][5]
It grows in humid hill and mountain forests from 200 to 1,172 metres elevation.[1]