Quercus phillyreoides

Quercus phillyreoides is a species of flowering plant in the genus Quercus, placed in subgenus Cerris and section Ilex.^[2][3] It is evergreen, withstands frost and can be grown in hardiness zone 7. It is native to southern China, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan, and has been introduced to Korea.^[4]

Quercus phillyreoides
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. phillyreoides
Binomial name
Quercus phillyreoides A.Gray
Synonyms
Quercus wrightii Nakai Quercus tinfanensis A.Camus Quercus singuliflora (H.Lév.) A.Camus Quercus pillyreoides A.Gray Quercus phillyreoides f. wrightii Quercus phillyreoides var. wrightii Quercus phillyreoides var. subcrispa Quercus phillyreoides var. sinensis Quercus phillyreoides subsp. fokienensis Quercus phillyreoides f. crispa Quercus phillyreoides var. crispa Quercus myricifolia Hu & W.C.Cheng Quercus ilex var. phillyreoides Quercus fooningensis Hu & W.C.Cheng Quercus fokienensis Nakai

Uses

The Japanese use Quercus phillyreoides or ubame oak to produce binchōtan, a traditional variety of vegetal activated carbon.^[5] It has found use as a street tree in a number of European cities.^[6]