Quercus kinabaluensis

Quercus kinabaluensis is a species of oak endemic to the mountains of Borneo.[1][2] It is placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[3]

Quercus kinabaluensis
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. kinabaluensis
Binomial name
Quercus kinabaluensis
Soepadmo (1968)

Range and habitat

Quercus kinabaluensis is found in a limited area of the mountains of northern Borneo, including on Mount Kinabalu, in Sabah state of Malaysia.[1] It grows in montane tropical rain forest on basic soils from 457 to 2,438 metres elevation.[1]

References

  1. Carrero, C. & Strijk, J.S. 2020. Quercus kinabaluensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T78967367A184349018. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T78967367A184349018.en. Accessed 4 March 2023.
  2. Quercus kinabaluensis Soepadmo. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 4 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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