Quercus tarokoensis is a species of oak. It is a tree endemic to eastern Taiwan.[2] It grows on calcareous (limestone-derived) soils in evergreen forests, often on steep slopes, from 400 to 1,300 meters elevation.[1]
| Quercus tarokoensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. tarokoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus tarokoensis Hayata (1918)
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The species was first described by Bunzō Hayata in 1918.[2] It is part of Quercus section Ilex, and is closely related to Q. bawanglingensis of Hainan.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). "Quercus tarokoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T194238A2305596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T194238A2305596.en. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b Quercus tarokoensis Hayata. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Liu, Xue, Er-Mei Chang, Jian-Feng Liu, Yue-Ning Huang, Ya Wang, Ning Yao, and Ze-Ping Jiang (2019). Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Quercus bawanglingensis Huang, Li et Xing, a Vulnerable Oak Tree in China. Forests 10, no. 7: 587. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10070587