List of Quercus species
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The genus
Quercus (oak
) contains about 600 species, some of which are listed here.
Selected species
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Quercus (oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
) contains about 600 species, some of which are listed here.
Section Quercus
The white oaks (synonym sect. Lepidobalanus or Leucobalanus). Europe, Asia, north Africa, North America. Styles short; acorns mature in 6 months, sweet or slightly bitter, inside of acorn shell hairless.- Quercus alba — White Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus alienaQuercus alienaQuercus aliena, the Oriental White Oak, is a deciduous tree in the family Fagaceae and the subfamily Fagoideae.-Description:Oriental white oak grows to 30 m and spreads to 10 m . The taproot is deep, making older plants difficult to move...
— Oriental White Oak — eastern Asia - Quercus arizonicaQuercus arizonicaQuercus arizonica, the Arizona White Oak, is found dominantly in Arizona, southwest New Mexico, northeast Sonora and Chihuahua, all Madrean Sky Islands associated regions. It is a long-lived oak in the family Fagaceae, native to eastern North America...
— Arizona White Oak — # southwestern U.S., nw. Mexico - Quercus austrinaQuercus austrinaQuercus austrina, the Bluff Oak, is an oak species that is native to the southern and western coastal states. It can grow to a height of 45 to 60 feet. Its spread can grow to a width of 35 to 50 feet....
— Bluff Oak — southeastern North America - Quercus berberidifolia — California Scrub Oak — # California
- Quercus bicolor — Swamp White Oak — eastern & midwestern North America
- Quercus boyntoniiQuercus boyntoniiQuercus boyntonii is a species of oak in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to the United States mostly in Alabama. It is commonly called the Boynton oak.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
— Boynton's Post Oak — south central North America - Quercus brantii — Persian oak — south west Asia
- Quercus carmenensis — Carmen Oak — Coahuila and Texas
- Quercus chapmaniiQuercus chapmaniiQuercus chapmanii, commonly referred to as the Chapman Oak, is a species of oak tree that grows in the Southeastern United States.-Taxonomy:...
— Chapman Oak — # southeastern North America - Quercus chihuahuensis — Chihuahua oak — northern Mexico and Texas
- Quercus cornelius-mulleriQuercus cornelius-mulleriQuercus cornelius-mulleri is a species of oak known by the common name Muller oak, or Muller's oak. It was described to science in 1981 when it was segregated from the Quercus dumosa complex and found to warrant species status of its own. It was named for the ecologist Cornelius Herman Muller...
— Muller Oak — # southwestern North America - Quercus copeyensisQuercus copeyensisQuercus copeyensis is a species of oak endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and Panama. It is often found with Quercus costaricensis in the upper montane forests, to elevation.-External links:*...
— # Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The... - Quercus cubanaQuercus cubanaQuercus cubana, the Cuban oak, is a medium sized evergreen tree native to Western Cuba in the Cuban pine forests ecoregion.Some authors believe it is a hybrid between sand live oak and Quercus oleoides rather than a true species....
- # western CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... - Quercus dalechampii — southeastern Europe
- Quercus depressipesQuercus depressipesQuercus depressipes is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.-Source:* Nixon, K. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
— Davis Mountain Oak — # TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... - Quercus deserticola — # Mexico
- Quercus dilatata — Moru Oak — # HimalayasHimalayasThe Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
- Quercus douglasii — Blue Oak — California
- Quercus dumosaQuercus dumosaQuercus dumosa is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. This tree goes by the common name Coastal sage scrub oak.-Distribution:Quercus dumosa is found in Mexico and the U.S. state of California. It is threatened by habitat loss...
— Coastal Scrub Oak — # southern California - Quercus durataQuercus durataQuercus durata is an oak endemic to California.Quercus durata var. durata is a strict serpentine endemic that occurs in the Coast Range and northern Sierra Nevadas. It is often a component of serpentine chaparral...
— Leather Oak — # California - Quercus engelmannii — Engelmann Oak — # southwestern California
- Quercus faginea — Portuguese oak — # southwestern Europe
- †Quercus furuhjelmi - Lived in Paleogene times
- Quercus fusiformis — Texas Live Oak or Plateau Live Oak — # south central North America
- Quercus gambelii — Gambel Oak — southwestern North America
- Quercus garryana — Oregon White Oak or Garry Oak — western North America
- Quercus geminataQuercus geminataQuercus geminata, commonly called Sand Live Oak, is an evergreen oak tree that is native to parts of the coastal southeastern United States, along the Atlantic Coast from Miami-Dade County, Florida northward to southeastern Virginia and along the Gulf Coast from Florida northward and westward to...
— Sand Live Oak — # southeastern North America - Quercus glaucoidesQuercus glaucoidesQuercus glaucoides is an oak species in the white oak section, Quercus section Quercus, found and endemic in central and southern Mexico.-Description:...
— # Mexico - Quercus griseaQuercus griseaQuercus grisea, commonly known as the gray oak, shin oak or scrub oak, is a deciduous or evergreen shrub or medium sized tree in the white oak group and is endemic to the south central montane regions of North America. It hybridizes with four other oak species where the ranges of each overlap, the...
— Gray Oak — # south central North America - Quercus havardiiQuercus havardiiQuercus havardii is a deciduous, low-growing, thicket-forming shrub that occupies some 2 to 3 million ha in the southern Great Plains of North America. Clones may reach hundreds to thousands of years old, although aboveground stems typically live only 11 to 15 years...
— Havard Oak, Shinnery oak, Shin Oak — south central North America - Quercus hinckleyiQuercus hinckleyiQuercus hinckleyi is a rare species of oak known by the common name Hinckley oak. It is native to Texas in the United States, where it occurs in only two counties. The oak has probably become rare not because of habitat loss, but because today's climate in its native area is too dry...
— Hinckley Oak — # Texas, northwestern Mexico - Quercus hondurensis — Honduras Oak — # HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
- Quercus ilex — Holly Oak or Holm Oak — # southern Europe, northwestern Africa
- Quercus insignis — Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
- Quercus intricata — Coahuila Scrub Oak — # two isolated localities in west Texas, northern MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
- Quercus john-tuckeriQuercus john-tuckeriQuercus john-tuckeri is a species of oak known by the common name Tucker oak, or Tucker's oak. Previously known as Quercus turbinella ssp. californica, it was elevated to species status in 1994...
— Tucker's Oak — # southwestern North America - Quercus laceyi — Lacey Oak — Edwards Plateau of Texas, northern Mexico
- Quercus lanataQuercus lanataQuercus lanata or Woolly-leaved Oak is a species of Quercus native to the Himalaya. Trees to 30 m tall, evergreen....
— Woolly-leaved Oak — # Himalayas - Quercus leucotrichophora — Banj Oak — # Himalayas
- Quercus lobata — Valley Oak or California White Oak — California
- Quercus lusitanicaQuercus lusitanicaQuercus lusitanica, commonly known as Gall Oak, Lusitanian Oak, or Dyer's Oak, is a species of oak native to Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. Q. lusitanica is the source of commercial nutgalls. These galls are produced by the infection from the insect Cynips gallae tinctoriae...
— Gall Oak or Lusitanian Oak — Iberia, North Africa - Quercus lyrata — Overcup Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus macrocarpa — Bur Oak — eastern and central North America
- Quercus mohrianaQuercus mohrianathumb|left|Typical oak savannaQuercus mohriana, commonly known as the Mohr oak, shin oak or scrub oak, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the white oak group and is endemic to the south central montane regions of North America...
— Mohr Oak — # southwestern North America - Quercus michauxii — Swamp Chestnut Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus minimaQuercus minimaQuercus minima, the Dwarf Live Oak, is a rhizomatous oak tree. Growth is shrub-like, with it commonly forming extensive cloned colonies. Leaves are alternate, simple, and entire or with irregular teeth or lobes. Lobes when present are usually spine tipped. Leaves are retained through the winter,...
— Dwarf Live Oak — # southeastern North America - Quercus mongolicaQuercus mongolicaQuercus mongolica, commonly known as Mongolian Oak, is a species of oak native to Japan, southern Kuriles, Sakhalin, Manchuria, Korea, eastern Mongolia, and eastern Siberia. The species can grow to be 30 m tall....
— Mongolian Oak — eastern Asia - Quercus muehlenbergii — Chinkapin Oak — eastern, central, and southwestern US (West Texas and New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
), northern Mexico - Quercus nigra — Water Oak — South Eastern U.S.
- Quercus oblongifoliaQuercus oblongifoliaQuercus oblongifolia, commonly known as the Mexican blue oak or Sonoran blue oak, is an evergreen small tree or large shrub in the white oak group...
— Mexican Blue Oak — # southwestern U.S., nw. Mexico - Quercus oglethorpensisQuercus oglethorpensisQuercus oglethorpensis is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to the United States...
— Oglethorpe Oak — southeastern North America - Quercus oleoidesQuercus oleoidesQuercus oleoides, with Spanish common names encina or encino, is a species of oak in the Fagaceae family. It grows in dry forests and pastureland of lowest North America and of Central America, from Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica to Tamaulipas, Mexico.Quercus oleoides is a slow-growing tree,...
— # from Costa Rica into Mexico - Quercus peduncularis — # Central America
- Quercus petraea — Sessile Oak — Europe, Anatolia
- Quercus polymorphaQuercus polymorphaQuercus polymorpha, the Mexican White Oak, is a species of oak....
— Monterrey Oak, Mexican White Oak — # Mexico and extreme S. Texas - Quercus prinoidesQuercus prinoidesQuercus prinoides, commonly known as Dwarf Chinkapin Oak, Dwarf Chinquapin Oak, Dwarf Chestnut Oak or Scrub Chestnut Oak, is a shrubby, clone-forming oak native to eastern North America, ranging from Massachusetts to the Carolinian forest zone of southern Ontario to Minnesota, south to North...
— Dwarf Chinkapin Oak — eastern North America - Quercus prinus — Chestnut Oak — eastern North America (= Quercus montana)
- Quercus pubescens — Downy Oak — Europe, Anatolia
- Quercus pungensQuercus pungensthumb|left|Typical oak savannaQuercus pungens, commonly known as the sandpaper oak or scrub oak, is an evergreen or sub-evergreen shrub or small tree in the white oak group and is endemic to south central North America. There is one recognised variety, Quercus pungens var. vaseyana, the Vasey shin...
— Sandpaper Oak — # south central North America - Quercus robur — Pedunculate Oak or English Oak — Europe, West Asia
- Quercus rugosaQuercus rugosaQuercus rugosa is a species of oak tree which is found in Mexico and the southwestern United States.-Source:...
— Netleaf Oak — # southwestern U.S., nw. Mexico - Quercus sadlerianaQuercus sadlerianaQuercus sadleriana is a species of oak known by the common name deer oak. It is native to southwestern Oregon and far northern California in the Klamath Mountains. It grows in coniferous forests.-Description:...
— Deer Oak — # sw. Oregon, northern CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... - Quercus stellata — Post Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus toumeyiQuercus toumeyiQuercus toumeyi is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.-References:* Nixon, K. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
— Toumey Oak — # southwest New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, southeastern ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, northern Mexico - Quercus turbinellaQuercus turbinellaQuercus turbinella is a species of oak known by the common names Sonoran scrub oak and shrub live oak. It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States from far eastern California to southwest Colorado, Rio Grande New Mexico, to west Texas.-Distribution:Quercus turbinella...
— Shrub Live Oak or Scrub Live Oak — # southwestern North America - Quercus vaseyana — Vasey Oak — # southwestern North America
- Quercus virginiana — Southern Live Oak — # southeastern North America
Section Mesobalanus
Europe, Asia, north Africa. Styles long; acorns mature in 6 months, bitter, inside of acorn shell hairless (closely related to sect. Quercus and sometimes included in it).- Quercus canariensis — Mirbeck's Oak or Algerian Oak — # North Africa & Spain
- Quercus dentata — Daimyo Oak — eastern Asia
- Quercus frainetto — Hungarian Oak or Italian Oak — southeastern Europe
- Quercus macrantheraQuercus macrantheraQuercus macranthera, commonly called the Caucasian Oak, or the Persian Oak, is a species of deciduous tree native to Western Asia Quercus macranthera, commonly called the Caucasian Oak, or the Persian Oak, is a species of deciduous tree native to Western Asia Quercus macranthera, commonly called...
— Caucasian Oak or Persian Oak — western Asia - Quercus pontica — Armenian Oak — western Asia
- Quercus pyrenaica — Pyrenean Oak — southwestern Europe
- Quercus vulcanica — Kasnak Oak — southwestern Asia
Section Cerris
Europe, Asia, north Africa. Styles long; acorns mature in 18 months, very bitter, inside of acorn shell hairless or slightly hairy.- Quercus acutissima — Sawtooth Oak — eastern Asia
- Quercus alnifolia — Golden Oak — # Cyprus
- Quercus calliprinos — Palestine Oak — # southwestern Asia
- Quercus castaneifolia — Chestnut-leaved Oak — Caucasus, Iran (Persia)
- Quercus cerris — Turkey Oak — southern Europe, southwestern Asia
- Quercus coccifera — Kermes Oak — # southern Europe
- Quercus infectoria — Aleppo Oak, Cyprus Oak — southern Europe, southwestern Asia
- Quercus libaniQuercus libaniQuercus libani, the Lebanon Oak, is a species of oak native to the eastern Mediterranean in Western Asia, including in Lebanon, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran.-Description:...
— Lebanon Oak — southwestern Asia - Quercus macrolepisQuercus macrolepisQuercus macrolepis, the Valonia oak, is a tree in the family Fagaceae.It is found in the Southern Mediterranean, in the Balkans including the Greek Islands, in Morocco, and in Asia Minor.-Description:...
— Vallonea Oak — # southwestern Asia - Quercus semecarpifolia — Brown Oak or Kharshu Oak — # Himalayas
- Quercus suber — Cork Oak — # southwestern Europe, northwestern Africa
- Quercus trojana — Macedonian Oak — # southeastern Europe
- Quercus variabilis — Chinese Cork Oak — eastern Asia
Section Protobalanus
The intermediate oaks. Southwest USA & northwest Mexico. Styles short, acorns mature in 18 months, very bitter, inside of acorn shell woolly.- Quercus cedrosensisQuercus cedrosensisQuercus cedrosensis is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to Cedros Island, west off Baja California in Mexico. It is vulnerable to habitat loss due to overgrazing by goats and overlogging.-Source:...
— Cedros Island Oak — # Baja California - Quercus chrysolepisQuercus chrysolepisQuercus chrysolepis, commonly termed Canyon Live Oak, or Golden Cup Oak, is a species of evergreen oak that is found in the southwestern part of North America, notably in the California Coast Ranges. This tree is often found near creeks and drainage swales growing in moist cool microhabitats...
— Canyon Live Oak — # southwestern North America - Quercus palmeriQuercus palmeriQuercus palmeri is a species of oak known by the common name Palmer oak, or Palmer's oak. It is native to California, Baja California, and in Arizona through the transition zone to the eastern Mogollon Rim, where it grows in canyons, mountain slopes, washes, and other dry habitat...
— Palmer Oak — # sw. Oregon, California, western Arizona - Quercus tomentella — Island Oak — # California offshore islands
- Quercus vaccinifoliaQuercus vaccinifoliaQuercus vacciniifolia , the Huckleberry Oak, is a species of oak. It is a member of the Protobalanus section of genus Quercus...
— Huckleberry Oak — # southwestern North America
Section Lobatae
The red oaks (synonym sect. Erythrobalanus). North, Central & South America. Styles long, acorns mature in 18 months, very bitter, inside of acorn shell woolly.- Quercus acerifoliaQuercus acerifoliaQuercus acerifolia is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Hess, W.J. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
— Maple-leaved Oak or Mapleleaf Oak — south central North America - Quercus agrifolia — Coast Live Oak — # California, northern Baja California
- Quercus arkansanaQuercus arkansanaQuercus arkansana is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Nixon, K. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
— Arkansas Oak — Southeastern North America - Quercus buckleyiQuercus buckleyiQuercus buckleyi, commonly known as Texas Red Oak or Buckley's oak, is a species of flowering plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to the southern Great Plains of the United States. It is smaller and more likely to be multi-trunked than its close relative, the Shumard Oak...
— Texas Red Oak — southwestern North America - Quercus canbyi — Canby Oak or Mexican Red Oak — # Mexico
- Quercus castanea — # Mexico
- Quercus coccinea — Scarlet Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus costaricensisQuercus costaricensisQuercus costaricensis is a species of oak endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and Panama. It is often found with Quercus copeyensis in the upper montane forests, to 3100 meters elevation.-External links:*IUCN Red List: *...
— # Costa Rica, Panama - Quercus cualensis — # Mexico (Sierra Madre del SurSierra Madre del SurThe Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in southern Mexico, extending from southern Michoacán east through Guerrero, to the Istmo de Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca.-Geography:...
) - Quercus depressaQuercus depressaQuercus depressa is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-References:* Nixon, K. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
— Mexico - Quercus eduardii — Mexico
- Quercus ellipsoidalis — Northern Pin Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus emoryi — Emory Oak — # southwestern U.S., northern Mexico
- Quercus falcata — Southern Red Oak or Spanish Oak — southeastern North America
- Quercus gravesiiQuercus gravesiiQuercus gravesii is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.-Distribution:...
— Chisos Red Oak or Graves Oak — Mexico, southwestern North America (Texas) - Quercus graciliformisQuercus graciliformisQuercus graciliformis is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to the Chisos Mountains in west Texas and a few miles southeast in Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss. It can normally be found above 5,000 feet, usually on canyon floors.-Source:* Nixon, K. et al. 1998. . ...
— Chisos Oak — # Extreme SW North America - Quercus georgiana — Georgia Oak — southeastern North America
- Quercus hintoniorumQuercus hintoniorumQuercus hintoniorum is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-Source:* Nixon, K. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
— # Mexico - Quercus hirtifolia — # Mexico
- Quercus humboldtiiQuercus humboldtiiQuercus humboldtii, commonly known as the Andean Oak, Colombian Oak or Roble, is a species of oak in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to the highlands of northern South America, with an altitudinal range from 1,000 to 3,200 m...
— Andean Oak — # northern South America (ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
) - Quercus hypoleucoides — Silverleaf Oak — # southwestern North America
- Quercus hypoxanthaQuercus hypoxanthaQuercus hypoxantha is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-Source:* Nixon, K. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
— # Mexico - Quercus ilicifolia — Bear Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus iltisii — # Southern Mexico
- Quercus imbricaria — Shingle Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus incana — Bluejack Oak — southeastern North America
- Quercus inopina — Sandhill Oak — # southeastern North America
- Quercus kelloggii — California Black Oak — California, sw. Oregon
- Quercus laevis — Turkey Oak — southeastern North America
- Quercus laurifolia — Laurel Oak — # southeastern North America
- Quercus laurina — # Mexico
- Quercus marilandica — Blackjack Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus myrtifolia — Myrtle Oak — # southeastern North America
- Quercus nigra — Water Oak — # eastern North America
- Quercus pagodaQuercus pagodaQuercus pagoda, the Cherrybark oak, is one of the most highly valued red oaks in the southern United States. It is larger and better formed than southern red oak and commonly grows on more moist sites. Its strong wood and straight form make it an excellent timber tree...
– Cherrybark Oak — southeastern North America - Quercus palustris — Pin Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus parvula — Santa Cruz Island Scrub Oak — # Santa Cruz Island CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
- Quercus phellos — Willow Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus pumila — Runner Oak — # southeastern North America
- Quercus rapurahuensisQuercus rapurahuensisQuercus rapurahuensis, the Talamanca Oak, is a tropical species of oak in the red oak group . It is native to Costa Rica and northern Panama in tropical premontane and montane forests.-Source:...
— Talamanca Oak — # Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The... - Quercus rhysophylla — Loquat-leaf Oak — # Mexico
- Quercus rubra — Northern Red Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus salicifolia — # Mexico
- Quercus sapotifolia — # southern Mexico, Central America
- Quercus shumardii — Shumard Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus tardifoliaQuercus tardifoliaQuercus tardifolia is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Nixon, K. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
— Lateleaf Oak — # two small clumps in Chisos Mountains of Texas - Quercus texana — Nuttall's Oak — south central North America (Lower Mississippi RiverMississippi RiverThe Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
Valley) - Quercus velutina — Black Oak or Eastern Black Oak or Dyer's Oak — eastern North America
- Quercus wislizeni — Interior Live Oak — # California
- Quercus xalapensisQuercus xalapensisQuercus xalapensis is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Nixon, K. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
— Mexico
Subgenus Cyclobalanopsis
The ring-cupped oaks (synonym genus Cyclobalanopsis). Eastern and southeastern Asia. They are distinct from subgenus Quercus in that they have acorns with distinctive cups bearing concrescent rings of scales; they commonly also have densely clustered acorns, though this does not apply to all of the species. About 150 species.Selected species
- Quercus acutaQuercus acutaQuercus acuta, the Japanese Evergreen Oak, is an oak native to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China's Guizhou Province. Due to its foliage and habitat, it looks very unlike an oak....
— Japanese Evergreen Oak. # Japan, KoreaKoreaKorea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
. - Quercus albicaulis — # China.
- Quercus argentata — # Malaysia, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. - Quercus argyrotricha — # GuizhouGuizhou' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...
(China). - Quercus augustinii — # China, VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. - Quercus austrocochinchinensis — # China, Vietnam, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. - Quercus austroglauca — # China.
- Quercus bella — # China.
- Quercus blakei — # China, Vietnam, LaosLaosLaos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
. - Quercus camusiae — # China, Vietnam.
- Quercus championii — # China, TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. - Quercus chapensis — # China, Vietnam.
- Quercus chevalieri — # China, Vietnam.
- Quercus chingsiensis — # China.
- Quercus chungii — # China.
- Quercus daimingshanensis — # China.
- Quercus delavayi — # China.
- Quercus delicatula — # China.
- Quercus dinghuensis — # China.
- Quercus disciformis — # China.
- Quercus edithiae — # China, Vietnam.
- Quercus elevaticostata — # FujianFujian' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
(China). - Quercus fleuryi — # China, Vietnam, Laos.
- Quercus gambleana — # China, India.
- Quercus gemelliflora — # Malaysia, Indonesia.
- Quercus gilva — # Japan, Taiwan, China.
- Quercus glauca — Ring-cupped Oak. # From AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
to Japan and Vietnam. - Quercus helferiana — # China, India, Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
- Quercus hondae — # KyūshūKyushuis the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
(Japan). - Quercus hui — # China.
- Quercus hypophaea — # Taiwan.
- Quercus jenseniana — # China.
- Quercus jinpinensis — # China.
- Quercus kerrii — Kerr's Oak. # Vietnam, Thailand, possibly China.
- Quercus kiukiangensis — # China.
- Quercus kouangsiensis — # China.
- Quercus lamellosa — # HimalayasHimalayasThe Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
. - Quercus lineata — # Malaysia, Indonesia.
- Quercus litoralis — # China.
- Quercus litseoides — # China.
- Quercus lobbii — # China, India.
- Quercus longinux — # Taiwan.
- Quercus lowii — # BorneoBorneoBorneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
. - Quercus lungmaiensis — # YunnanYunnanYunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
(China). - Quercus merrillii — # SabahSabahSabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
and SarawakSarawakSarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...
(Malaysia), PalawanPalawanPalawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the...
(PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
). - Quercus morii — # Taiwan.
- Quercus motuoensis — # China.
- Quercus multinervis — # China.
- Quercus myrsinifoliaQuercus myrsinifoliaQuercus myrsinifolia is an evergreen Oak tree in the ring-cupped oaks subgenus. It has several common names, including Bamboo-leaf Oak, Chinese Evergreen Oak, and Chinese Ring-cupped Oak. Its Chinese name is 小叶青冈; pinyin:xiǎo yè qīng gāng, which means little leaf ring-cupped Oak...
— Bamboo-leaf Oak. # China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam. - Quercus neglecta — # China, Vietnam.
- Quercus ningangensis — # China.
- Quercus obovatifolia — # China.
- Quercus oxyodon — # AssamAssamAssam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, Myanmar, China, BhutanBhutanBhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
, NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. - Quercus pachyloma — # China, Taiwan.
- Quercus patelliformis — # China.
- Quercus pentacycla — # China.
- Quercus phanera — # China.
- Quercus poilanei — # China, Vietnam, Thailand.
- Quercus rex — # China, Vietnam, India, Laos, Myanmar.
- Quercus salicina — # Japan, South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. - Quercus saravanensis — # China, Laos, Vietnam.
- Quercus schottkyana — # China.
- Quercus semiserrata — # China, BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, India, Myanmar, Thailand. - Quercus sessilifolia — # Japan, Taiwan, China.
- Quercus sichourensis — # YunnanYunnanYunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
(China). - Quercus stenophylloides — # Taiwan.
- Quercus stewardiana — # China.
- Quercus subhinoidea — # China.
- Quercus subsericea — # Malaysia, Indonesia.
- Quercus sumatrana — # Indonesia
- Quercus thorelii — # China, Laos, Vietnam.
- Quercus tomentosinervis — # China.
- Quercus treubiana — # SumatraSumatraSumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
, BorneoBorneoBorneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
. - Quercus xanthotricha — # China, Laos, Vietnam.
- Quercus yingjiangensis — # China.
External links
- Flora of North America — Quercus
- Flora of China — Quercus
- Flora of China — Cyclobalanopsis
- Americanredoak.info
Sources
- Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN 978-0874747089
- Soepadmo, E., Julia, S., & Rusea G. Fagaceae. In Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 3, 2006. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-06-2