Quercus leucotrichophora
| Quercus leucotrichophora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Cerris |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Ilex
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| Species: | Q. leucotrichophora
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus leucotrichophora A.Camus[1] | |
Quercus leucotrichophora is a tree belonging to Family
section Ilex.[2][3] Some authors named it as Quercus incana Roxburgh,[4] which is now treated as a synonym.[3]
Description
Quercus leucotrichophora is an
leaves which are glabrous above and densely white or gray pubescent beneath. The male flowers are slender and drooping spikes. The female spikes are sessile and axillary. There is a solitary acorn.[4]
Quercus leucotrichophora flowers in April to May and fruits in December. Naturally, it regenerates via seeds.[4]
Distribution and ecology
Quercus leucotrichophora is distributed in
Northern India, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In Nepal, it naturally occurs at 1,500–2,700 metres (4,900–8,900 feet) in forested areas in association with Rhododendron arboreum,[4] Lyonia ovalifolia, and Myrica esculenta.[5] On south-facing slopes and disturbed areas it forms associations with Pinus roxburghii (chir pine).[6]
The fungus ectomycorrhizae with the roots of this tree.[7]
The tree is affected with many types of leaf galls caused by different types of insects. Many Cecidomyiidae genera such as Asphondylia, Lasioptera and Dasineura are known to cause plant galls. An unknown Itonididae (cecidomyiid) caused pouch leaf galls on the tree.[8]
Uses
The Banj oak is among the most useful trees of the
The timber, while hard and strong and used for agricultural implements, is not particularly valuable as it is hard to work.References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quercus leucotrichophora.
- ^ "Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-319-69099-5
- ^ ISBN 0881925276.
- ^ ISSN 0378-1127.
- ^ Thadani, Rajesh (1999). Disturbance, microclimate and the competitive dynamics of tree seedlings in banj oak (Quercus leucotrichophora) forests of the central Himalaya, India. Yale University, PhD thesis.
- ^ Sharma, J.R.; Das, Kanad (October–December 2003). "New and interesting species of Lactarius from India". Mycotaxon. 88: 377–385. Retrieved 22 August 2021 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Mishra, P., and V. Patni. "Anatomical changes and development of Cecidomyiid leaf gall of Quercus leucotrichophora-Himalayan white oak." J Mycol Pl Pathol 38.2 (2008): 203–207.
