Quercus lanata, the woolly-leaved oak, is a species of Quercus native to southern and southeastern Asia, including the Himalayas of India (from eastern Uttarakhand to Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibet, Sri Lanka, Indochina (Myanmar, northern Thailand, and Vietnam), and southwestern China (Guangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan). It is a large evergreen tree up to tall. The leaves are thick and leathery, green on top but covered in thick wool on the underside. It is classified in subgenus Cerris, section Ilex.
This oak tree grows up to 20 m tall, and under the synonym Quercus oblongata has been recorded from Vietnam, where it may be called sồi bạcVõ Văn Chi (2007) Sách tra cứu tên cây cỏ Việt Nam Nhà xuẩt bản Giáo dục, VN or sồi bạch mao.Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà xuẩt bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized by Plants of the World Online : Quercus lanata subsp. lanata, synonyms including Quercus oblongata – throughout the range of the species Quercus lanata subsp. leiocarpa (A.Camus) Menitsky – from the Assam region to Indo-China
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