''Quercus kerrii'' is an uncommon Asian species of tree in the family

Fagaceae The Fagaceae are a family of flowering plants that includes beeches, chestnuts and oaks, and comprises eight genera with about 927 species. Fagaceae in temperate regions are mostly deciduous, whereas in the tropics, many species occur as eve ...

. It is native to Thailand and Vietnam. There are also populations in southern China that according to some authors belong to ''Q. kerrii'' but considered by others to belong to a different species, '' Q. helferiana.''Flora of China, ''Quercus kerrii'' Craib
/ref> ''Quercus kerrii'' is placed in subgenus ''Cerris'', section ''Cyclobalanopsis''. ''Quercus kerrii'' is a tree up to 20 m. tall with hairy twigs. Leaves can be as much as 240 mm long.Craib, William Grant 1911. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1911(10): 471–472
description in Latin, commentary in English The

acorn The acorn, or oaknut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera '' Quercus'' and ''Lithocarpus'', in the family Fagaceae). It usually contains one seed (occasionally two seeds), enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and bo ...

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, 7-12 × 20–28 mm, apex depressed to flat, with a scar that is 10–20 mm in diameter and slightly convex. In China, flowering is from March–May, acorns can be found from October–November. This species and '' Quercus helferiana'' are closely related: the relationship between them and their distribution needs further work and it is possible that ''Q. kerrii'' does not occur in China.

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line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 4, fig. 382, drawing 1 at lower left
* kerrii Flora of China Flora of Indo-China Trees of Vietnam Plants described in 1911 Taxa named by William Grant Craib {{Quercus-stub