Quercus pseudococcifera
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Quercus pseudococcifera | |
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Scientific 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
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Binomial name | |
Quercus pseudococcifera | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Quercus pseudococcifera is a species of flowering plant in the beech family Fagaceae, native to the west and central Mediterranean.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]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
[edit]Quercus pseudococcifera is native to Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia in north Africa, and Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and Spain in Europe.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Quercus pseudococcifera Desf.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-21
- ^ "Quercus pseudococcifera Desf.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-21
- ^ 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