Quercus gilva
Species of oak tree
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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, Taiwan, and southeastern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, and Zhejiang).[3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[4]
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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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus gilva Blume 1850 | |
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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]
