Quercus phillyraeoides

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Quercus phillyraeoides
Quercus phillyraeoides - Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden - DSC02366.JPG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species:
Q. phillyreoides
Binomial name
Quercus phillyreoides
Synonyms

Quercus wrightii Nakai
Quercus tinfanensis A.Camus
Quercus singuliflora(H.Lév.) A.Camus
Quercus pillyreoides A.Gray
Quercus phillyreoides f. wrightii
Quercus phillyreoides var. wrightii
Quercus phillyreoides var. subcrispa
Quercus phillyreoides var. sinensis
Quercus phillyreoides subsp. fokienensis
Quercus phillyreoides f. crispa
Quercus phillyreoides var. crispa
Quercus myricifolia Hu & W.C.Cheng
Quercus ilex var. phillyreoides
Quercus fooningensis Hu & W.C.Cheng
Quercus fokienensis Nakai

Quercus phillyreoides is a species of plant in the genus Quercus . It is evergreen, withstands frost and can be grown in hardiness zone 7.

Use

The Japanese use the Quercus phillyreoides or ubame oak to produce binchōtan, a traditional variety of vegetal activated carbon. [1]

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References

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