| Thick Leaved Oak |
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| File size | 332139 |
| Original date | 5/19/07 11:20 AM |
| Resolution | 2592 x 1944 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 11.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 7.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-S650 |
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Botanical name: Lithocarpus pachyphyllus Family: Fagaceae (Beech family)
Synonyms: Quercus pachyphylla, Pasania pachyphylla, Synaedrys pachyphylla
Synonyms: Quercus pachyphylla, Pasania pachyphylla, Synaedrys pachyphylla
Thick Leaved Oak is a small tree with a low, spreading crown of branches,
found in NE India. It can grow up to 25 m. Leaves are elliptic to elliptic-
lanceshaped, dark glossy-green above and pale metallic silvery-green
beneath, 10-20 cm long. Leaves are thick, leathery. Flowers are born in
very slender white-cream spikes. Male spikes are borne singly in axils of
leaves or in panicles at the end of branches. Female spikes are borne in
clusters of 2 or 3, up to 15 cm long. Nut is a depressed ball, 1.2-2 ×
1.5-3 cm, hairless, tip rounded to slightly pointed.
Thick Leaved Oak is mainly found in evergreen and mixed forests of NE
India, at altitudes of 800-2800 m. Flowering: May-June.
| Identification credit: K. Ravikumar | Photographed at Shirui Hill, Ukhrul, Manipur & Lava, Kalimpong. |
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