Quercus argentata

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Quercus argentata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species:
Q. argentata
Binomial name
Quercus argentata

Quercus argentata is the accepted name of an evergreen tropical oak species in the Asian sub-genus of 'ring-cupped oaks' and the family Fagaceae; there are no known subspecies.[1] It derived its name from the silvery hairs on the lower surface of its leaves.[2]

The species is distributed in Borneo, Sumatera including Bangka, the peninsula of Malaysia, and western Jawa. It can grow 10 meters and up heights of 40 meters.

References

  1. WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Quercus argentata Korth., Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot.: t. 47 (1842).
  2. International Oak Society Species Spotlight: Quercus argentata Korth. (1842).

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