Quercus litseoides is an uncommon Asian species of trees in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis litseoides (Dunn) Schottky, 1912. 木姜叶青冈 mu jiang ye qing gang It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
Quercus litseoides is a tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves can be as much as 7 cm long.
The epithet "litseoides" refers to a resemblance between this tree and Litsea chinensis, now called Litsea glutinosa.Dunn, Stephen Troyte 1909. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 47(10): 377 description in Latin, commentary in EnglishThe Plant List, Litsea chinensis Lam.
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line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 4, fig. 376, drawings 6-8 at upper left