''Quercus thorelii'' is an Asian species of tree in the 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 evergre ...

and the " ring-cupped oak" sub-genus; the species is named after the French botanist

Clovis Thorel Clovis Thorel, born April 28, 1833 in Hébécourt, Somme, France, died September 11, 1911 in Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, was a French botanist, explorer of Indochina and doctor. A significant number of plant species are named after him and he described ...

. It has been found in Indochina (

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

) and in southern China (

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

).Flora of China, ''Cyclobalanopsis thorelii'' (Hickel & A. Camus) Hu, 1940. 厚缘青冈 hou yuan qing gang
/ref> ''Quercus thorelii'' is a tree up to 30 m. tall. Twigs are covered with star-shaped hairs. Leaves can be as much as 170 mm long. The

acorn The acorn, or oaknut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera ''Quercus'' and '' Lithocarpus'', in the family Fagaceae). It usually contains one seed (occasionally two seeds), enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne ...

oblate In Christianity (especially in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Methodist traditions), an oblate is a person who is specifically dedicated to God or to God's service. Oblates are individuals, either laypersons or clergy, normally livi ...

, 10-15 × 25-30 mm, light brown, densel
tomentose
apex depressed, with a scar that is approx. 20 mm in diameter.

References

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line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 4, fig. 391, drawings 3-4 at lower left
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q6372291 thorelii Flora of China Flora of Indo-China Trees of Vietnam Plants described in 1923 Taxa named by Aimée Antoinette Camus