Quercus rex

Quercus rex is an Asian species of tree in the family Fagaceae. It has been found in the seasonal tropical forests of northern Indochina (Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam), northeastern India, and also in the province of Yunnan in southwestern China.^[3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[4]

Quercus rex
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. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:	Q. rex
Binomial name
Quercus rex Hemsl.
Synonyms[2]
Cyclobalanopsis fructiseptata (A.Camus) Hjelmq. Cyclobalanopsis rex (Hemsl.) Schottky Quercus dussaudii Hickel & A.Camus Quercus fructiseptata A.Camus Quercus subumbilicata A.Camus

Quercus rex is a large tree up to 30 m. tall. Twigs are pale brown with a woolly coating of hairs. Leaves can be as much as 270 mm long.^[3][5] The acorn is oblate, 25-35 × 35–50 mm, pale greyish-orange and tomentose when young; the apex is rounded to impressed; the scar is 20–25 mm in diameter and depressed. In China, flowering is in April–May, acorns are found from October–November.^[3]