Quercus dinghuensis

Quercus dinghuensis is a rare species of tree in the beech family. It has been found only in a small region in southern China, in the Dinghu Shan area in the Province of Guangdong.^[2] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[3]

Quercus dinghuensis
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. dinghuensis
Binomial name
Quercus dinghuensis C.C.Huang
Synonyms[1]
Cyclobalanopsis dinghuensis (C.C.Huang) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen

Quercus dinghuensis is a small tree up to 8 meters tall with woolly, grayish-brown twigs, and leaves as much as 9 cm long.^[2]