Flush comparison of four W. Himalaya Quercus (Oak) species : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (1)
Here is the flush comparison of 4 out of 6 native Quercus species to the Western Himalaya.
Photo location:
1. Quercus baloot: Kalpa (2960m), Himachal Pradesh.
2. Quercus semecarpifolia: Hatu Peak (3400m), Himachal Pradesh.
3. Quercus oblongata: Kalesar National Park, Haryana. (from my private collection). Earlier known as Quercus leucotrichophora.
4. Quercus floribunda: Kufri (2682m), Himachal Pradesh. Earlier known as Quercus dilatata.
Quercus griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Miq. (E. Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO)
Quercus helferiana A.DC. (Assam to S. China: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO)
Quercus lamellosa Sm. (Central Himalaya to China (Yunnan, W. Guangxi): Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet as per POWO)
Quercus lanata Sm. (Assam; China South-Central; East Himalaya; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Tibet; Vietnam; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life)
Quercus lineata Blume (Hainan to W. Malesia: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO)