''Quercus hypophaea'' is an uncommon species of tree in the beech 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 has been found only in Taiwan.
[Flora of China, ''Cyclobalanopsis hypophaea'' (Hayata) Kudo, 1931. 绒毛青冈 rong mao qing gang ]
/ref> It is placed in subgenus ''Cerris'', section ''Cyclobalanopsis''.[
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References
External links
line drawings, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 4, fig. 379, drawings 4-7 at right
hypophaea
Plants described in 1913
Endemic flora of Taiwan
Trees of Taiwan
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