Quercus gilva

Quercus gilva, the red-bark oak,^[2] is a species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found in Japan, Korea, and southeastern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, Taiwan, Zhejiang).^[3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[4]

Quercus gilva
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
Synonyms[1]
Cyclobalanopsis gilva (Blume) Oerst. Cyclobalanopsis hunanensis (Hand.-Mazz.) W.C.Cheng & T.Hong Quercus hunanensis Hand.-Mazz.

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]