Quercus myrsinifolia

Quercus myrsinifolia
Bamboo-leaf Oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. myrsinifolia
Binomial name
Quercus myrsinifolia
Blume

Quercus myrsinifolia is an evergreen Oak tree in the ring-cupped oaks subgenus. It has several common names, including Bamboo-leaf Oak, Chinese Evergreen Oak, and Chinese Ring-cupped Oak. Its Chinese name is 小叶青冈; pinyin:xiǎo yè qīng gāng, which means little leaf ring-cupped Oak (literally translated as little leaf green ridge tree). It is native to east central and southeast China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Northern Thailand, and Vietnam.

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