Quercus pseudococcifera

Quercus pseudococcifera is a species of flowering plant in the beech family Fagaceae, native to the west and central Mediterranean.[1]

Quercus pseudococcifera
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. Ilex
Species:
Q. pseudococcifera
Binomial name
Quercus pseudococcifera
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus battandieri A.Camus
  • Quercus coccifera subsp. pseudococcifera (Desf.) Arcang.
  • Quercus coccifera subsp. mesto (Boiss.) Nyman
  • Quercus mesto Boiss.

Taxonomy

Quercus pseudococcifera was first described by René Louiche Desfontaines in 1799.[2] It has often been treated as a subspecies, variety or form of Quercus coccifera.[1] It is placed in section Ilex.[3]

Distribution

Quercus pseudococcifera is native to Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia in north Africa, and Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and Spain in Europe.[1]

References
  1. "Quercus pseudococcifera Desf.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-21
  2. "Quercus pseudococcifera Desf.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-21
  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 2023-02-18


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