Quercus litseoides

Quercus litseoides is an uncommon Asian species of trees in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.^[2] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[3]

Quercus litseoides
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. litseoides
Binomial name
Quercus litseoides Dunn 1909
Synonyms[1]
Cyclobalanopsis litseoides (Dunn) Schottky

Quercus litseoides is a tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves can be as much as 7 cm long.^[2]

The epithet "litseoides" refers to a resemblance between this tree and Litsea chinensis, now called Litsea glutinosa.^[4][5]