Table 3 Overview of studied oak species according to the description of the Flora of China
Species | Life form | Tree height (m) | Distribution range | Elevation (m) | Subspecies and varieties or miscellaneous | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. aquifolioides | Evergreen tree | 10–20 | China (Guizhou, W Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, Myanmar | 2000–4500 | None | |
Q. longispica | Evergreen tree | Up to 20 | China (Sichuan, Yunnan) | 2000–3800 | For some Authors, Q. longispica is a separate species, featuring a rusty, persistent tomentum (made of various types of hairs including glandular ones on the lower side of the leaves), margins entire or with spiny teeth, and pistillate inflorescences 5–16 cm long; for other Authors, it is a synonym of Q. semecarpifolia | |
Q. monimotricha | Evergreen shrub | 0.5–2 | China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Myanmar | 2600–3500 | None | |
Q. pannosa | Evergreen shrub or small tree | Up to 15 | China (Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan) | 2500–3900 | For some Authors, Q. pannosa is a separate species; for other Authors, it is a synonym of Q. guyavifolia | |
Q. spinosa | Evergreen tree or shrub | Up to 20 | China (Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan), Myanmar | 900–3100 | There are 2 subspecies: 1 subsp Q. spinosa 2 subsp Q. miyabei (Hayata) A.Camus 1938 Chênes Texte | |
Q. senescens | Evergreen tree or shrub | Up to 15 | China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan) | 1900–3300 | Q. muliensis Hu (Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 147. 1951), from Sichuan (Muli Zangzi Zizhixian), is probably a hybrid between Q. senescens and Q. monimotricha. It has also been treated as Q. senescens var. muliensis (Hu) Y. C. Hsu & H. W. Jen (J. Beijing Forest. Univ. 15(4): 44. 1993). Q. muliensis has the growth habit and leaf dimensions characteristic of Q. monimotricha but the leaf and branchlet indumentum characteristic of Q. senescens | |
Q. guyavaefolia | Evergreen shrub or small tree | Up to 15 | China (Yunnan, Sichuan) | 2500–4000 | None |