Quercus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 994 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Malesia and Colombia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Borneo, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hainan, Honduras, Hungary, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Malaya, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Madeira, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Réunion, St.Helena

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bartholomew, B. & Almeda, F. (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.580.1. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (1998). World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales: 1-408. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Oldfield, S. & Eastwood, A. (2008). The red list of Oaks: 1-32. Flora & Fauna International.
  • Santacruz García, N. & Espejel Rodríguez, A. (2004). Los Encinos (Quercus) de Tlaxcala, México: 1-83. Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Cornejo T., G.; et al. [6078] Mexico K000813297 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Cornejo T., G.; et al. [6078] Mexico K000813298 Yes
Mar 29, 1988 Pringle, C.G. [2382] Mexico K000512828 Isotype Yes
Jan 31, 1913 Bourgeau, M.. [425] Mexico K000512961 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1913 Pringle, C.G. [8854] Mexico K000512914 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1913 Pringle, C.G. [4843] Mexico K000512606 Type Yes
Potanin, G.N. [s.n.] China K000832121 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E. [771] Mexico K000512834 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2782] Burma K001117081 Unknown Type Material Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M.C [1995-0750] Japan K000696510 Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A.K. [9992] Costa Rica K001574883 Yes
K000227820 Yes
Rose, J.N. [1758] Mexico K000512913 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2771] Nepal K001117059 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lundell, C.L. [5388] Mexico K000575025 Syntype Yes
Laughlin, K. [s.n.] United States K000832305 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2786] Nepal K001117088 Unknown Type Material Yes
Breedlove, D. [61894] Mexico K001611740 No
Kotschy, K.G.T. [17] Armenia K000832058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Monro, A.K. Santamaría, D. [8252] Costa Rica K001574878 Yes
Monro, A.K. Santamaría, D. [8252] Costa Rica K001574879 Yes
K000227810 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 2774] India K001117065 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wong, K.M.; Jangarun, E. [WKM 3297] Brunei K001622581 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2781] Nepal K000639439 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] United States K000832227 Type Yes
Bourgeau, M. [1013] Mexico K000512954 Type Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 2787] K001117089 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 2785] India K001117087 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sin Nomine [s.n.] K001069496 Yes
Laughlin, K. [s.n.] United States K000832303 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132962 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 2768] Burma K001117054 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinds [s.n.] United States K000832229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A.K. [10166] Costa Rica K001574880 Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A.K. [10166] Costa Rica K001574881 Yes
Monro, A.K. Santamaría, D. [8096] Costa Rica K001574882 Yes
Monro, A.K. Santamaría, D. [8140] Costa Rica K001574885 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132567 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pringle, C.G. [8841] Mexico K000512608 Type Yes
Lundell, C.L. [5327] Mexico K000575010 Type Yes
Champan, T. [63] Japan K001871276 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2784] K001117086 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] United States K000832228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Laughlin, K. [s.n.] United States K000832312 Type Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 2790] Burma K001117092 Unknown Type Material Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K000832292 Unknown Type Material Yes
Laughlin, K. [s.n.] United States K000832314 Holotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2783] Burma K001117084 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2783] Burma K001117083 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Hollis, S. [S.N.] United Kingdom K000661616 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 2771] India K001117060 Unknown Type Material Yes
Weech, M.-H. [11] United Kingdom K001097786 No
Laughlin, K. [s.n.] United States K000832302 Type Yes
Gay [108] United States K000832293 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2766] K000832147 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Maxted, N.; Ali Shehadeh [s.n.] Cyprus K001306596 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 2774] K001117066 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 2775] K001117067 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2766] Burma K001117050 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2783] Burma K001117082 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lundell, C.L. [5378] Mexico K000575011 Syntype Yes
Weech, M.-H. [5] United States K001097780 No
Jenkins, F. [Cat. no. 2781] Bangladesh K000639424 Unknown Type Material Yes
Woronow, G. [2053] Mexico K000575019 Unknown Type Material Yes
K000227807 Yes
K000227802 Yes
Laughlin, K. [s.n.] United States K000832313 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2774] Nepal K001117064 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2778] Malaysia K001117074 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2784] K001117085 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2769] India K001117055 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 3734] K001119913 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2789] Burma K001117091 Unknown Type Material Yes
Weech, M.-H. [2] United States K001097777 No
Laughlin, K. [s.n.] United States K000832304 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Maxted, N.; Ali Shehadeh [2280] Cyprus K001306594 Yes
Kotschy, K.T.G. [19] Turkey K000832027 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 2773] India K001117063 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A, [6359] China K000832115 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2766] Burma K001117049 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [6359] China K000832114 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Science Photographs

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