Quercus acutidentata (Maximowicz ex Shirai) Koidzumi; Q. acutidentata var. latifolia Liou; Q. aliena Blume var. acutidentata Maximowicz ex Shirai; Q. meridionalis Liou (1936), not Gandoger (1890); Q. meridionalis Liou var. chungnanensis Liou; Q. tsinglingensis Liou ex S. Z. Qu & W. H. Zhang.

Leaf abaxially densely gray tomentose, margin serrate, apex of serrations acute.

This variety has been introduced to Taiwan and may be becoming locally naturalized.

Mixed mesophytic forests; 100-2700 m. Anhui, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, SE Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea]