''Quercus hondae'' is a species of tree in the beech family
Fagaceae. It has been found on
Kyushu Island
is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...
in southern Japan.
[Makino, Tomitarô 1902. Botanical Magazine (Shokubutsugaku zasshi) 16: 144]
in English It is placed in subgenus ''Cerris'',
section ''Cyclobalanopsis''.
''Quercus hondae'' is an evergreen tree with dark gray bark. Twigs are dark brown and hairless. Leaves can be as much as 14 cm long, thick and leathery.
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Trees of Japan
Plants described in 1902
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