Quercus hypophaea is an uncommon species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae.

[2] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.

[3] Quercus hypophaea is a tree up to 18 meters tall with whitish twigs.

Leaves can be as much as 10 cm long.

This article about plants in the genus Quercus is a stub.