Quercus camusiae

Quercus camusiae is an uncommon species of tree in the family Fagaceae. It has been found in Vietnam and southern China (Yunnan).^[4]

Quercus camusiae
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. camusiae
Binomial name
Quercus camusiae Trel. ex Hickel & A.Camus 1930
Synonyms[2][3]
Cyclobalanopsis camusiae (Trel. ex Hickel & A. Camus) Y.C. Hsu & H.Wei Jen Cyclobalanopsis faadoouensis Hu Quercus geminata Hickel & A.Camus [heterotypic]

Description

Quercus camusiae is similar to Quercus langbianensis which some authors consider to be a species complex.^[5] It is a tree up to 15 m. tall, with rough bark with spots; leaves are as much as 170 mm long. The branches and twigs are brown and tomentose when young, less hairy with age. The acorn is subglobose, approx. 17 mm, pale brown, covered with fine silky hair (sericeous); scar approx. 10 mm in diameter.^[4]