Quercus augustinii

Quercus augustinii is a rare species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found in Vietnam as well as Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan Provinces in southern China.^[3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[4]

Quercus augustinii
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. augustinii
Binomial name
Quercus augustinii Skan
Synonyms[1][2]
Synonymy Quercus augustini Skan Cyclobalanopsis augustini (Skan) Schottky Cyclobalanopsis augustinii (Skan) Schottky Cyclobalanopsis nigrinux Hu Pasania chiwui Hu Quercus glabricupula Barnett

Quercus augustinii is a tree up to 10 m. tall, with orange-brown twigs and leaves as much as 120 mm long. The acorn is oblong-ovoid, 10-17 × 8-12 mm, glabrous, apex rounded or slightly depressed; scar approx. 6 mm in diameter.^[5][6]