Champion's Oak (Quercus championii)

Champion's Oak, a reference photo — Photo: 阿橋 HQ · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Quercus championii is an uncommon species of tree in the family Fagaceae. It has been found only in Taiwan and southern China, in the Provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Yunnan. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Champion's Oak being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Machilus velutinus
Hieronyma rufa

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Quercus championii

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