Quercus chrysotricha

Quercus chrysotricha is a species of oak endemic to Borneo, where it is known only from Mount Dulit in Sarawak.[1][2] It is placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[3]

Quercus chrysotricha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cerris
Section: Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. chrysotricha
Binomial name
Quercus chrysotricha

Range and habitat

Quercus chrysotricha known from two locations on Mount Dulit, where it grows in lower montane rain forest between 1,200 and 1,300 meters elevation. Its specific habitat has been described as closed-canopy mossy forests, closed-canopy montane mixed dipterocarp forests, or open swampy mossy forests.[1]

References

  1. Carrero, C. & Strijk, J.S. 2020. Quercus chrysotricha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T194077A2296538. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T194077A2296538.en. Accessed 27 March 2023.
  2. Quercus chrysotricha A.Camus. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 26 March 2023.
  3. Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 2023-02-24.


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