Quercus lanata

Quercus lanata, the woolly-leaved oak,^[3] is a species of Quercus native to southern and southeastern Asia, including India (from eastern Uttarakhand to Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Nepal, Indochina (Vietnam, Myanmar, northern Thailand), and southwestern China (Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan). It is a large evergreen tree up to 30 metres (100 feet) tall. The leaves are thick and leathery, green on top but covered in thick wool on the underside.^[4][5] It is classified in subgenus Cerris, section Ilex.^[6]

Woolly-leaved oak
In cultivation (as Quercus oblongata)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (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. Ilex
Species:	Q. lanata
Binomial name
Quercus lanata Sm.
Synonyms
Of the subspecies lanata:[2] Quercus banga Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Quercus banga Ham. ex Hook.f., in syn. Quercus lanuginosa D.Don, nom. illeg. Quercus nepaulensis Desf. Quercus oblongata D.Don

This oak tree grows up to 20 m tall, and under the synonym Quercus oblongata has been recorded from Vietnam, where it may be called sồi bạc^[7] or sồi bạch mao.^[8]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized by Plants of the World Online as of February 2023^[update]:^[9]

• Quercus lanata subsp. lanata, synonyms including Quercus oblongata – throughout the range of the species^[10]
• Quercus lanata subsp. leiocarpa (A.Camus) Menitsky – from the Assam region to Indo-China^[2]