| Sub-tropical
broad-leaved forest belt: areas below 500 meters in northern
Taiwan and below 700 meters in southern Taiwan |
| Quercus tarokoensis (Hayata) |
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| Profile |
| Scientific
name: |
Quercus tarokoensis (Hayata) |
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| Features: |
Quercus
tarokoensis are small evergreen trees with smooth, oblong-
or oval-shaped leaves that are roughly 4cm long and 2cm wide.
Their leaf apices form mucrones, they have cordate leaf bases,
their leaf margins are serrated, and their stalks are short. |
| Habitat: |
Quercus
tarokoensis are endemic to Taiwan and distributed primarily
in the limestone and mountainous areas on the eastern part
of the island at elevations below 1200m. |
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