Family | Fagaceae |
Scientific name | Quercus variabilis Blume |
Synonyms | Quercus bungeana F. B. Forbes; Quercus chinensis Bunge, non Abel; Quercus moulei Hance; Quercus serrata Carruthers, non Thunberg; Quercus variabilis Blume var. megaphylla T. B. Chao; Quercus variabilis Blume var. pyramidalis T. B. Chao & al. |
Common name | (Japanese common name) abe-maki [coky trunk] |
(English common name) Chinese cork oak | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Yamagata Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24 (2x) |
Description | Plants 20m tall. Leaves 7-15cm long. Flowers male inflorescences 5-6cm long, flowering in April to May. Fruits 1.5-2.5cm. Deciduous. Arbor trees. |
Reference | Quercus variabilis Blume |
Quercus variabilis Blume | |
Recovery or removal of uranium by the utilization of acorns (US Patent 4871518/1989) | |
Method for treating heavy metal containing waste water by utilization of acorn (US Patent 5433864/1995) | |
Gene Any-RF; dormancy regulatory substance, process for producing the same and cell regulator for vital cells (US Patent 6894153/2005) |
April 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |