Quercus robur, the pedunculate oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is a large tree, native to most of Europe and western Asia, and is widely cultivated in other temperate regions. It grows on soils of near neutral acidity in the lowlands and is notable for its value to natural ecosystems, supporting a very wide diversity of herbivorous insects and other pests, predators and pathogens.
Quercus frainetto, commonly known as the Hungarian oak, is a species of oak, native to southeastern Europe and Turkey. It is classified in Quercus sect. Quercus.
Quercus coccifera, the kermes oak, is an oak bush in the Ilex section of the genus. It has many synonyms, including Quercus calliprinos. It is native to the Mediterranean region and Northern African Maghreb, south to north from Morocco to France and west to east from Portugal to Cyprus and Turkey, crossing Spain, Italy, Libya, Balkans, and Greece, including Crete. The Kermes Oak was historically important as the food plant of Kermes scale insects, from which a red dye called crimson was obtained. The etymology of the specific name coccifera is related to the production of red cochineal (crimson) dye and derived from Latin coccum which was from Greek κόκκος, the kermes insect. The Latin -fera means 'bearer'.
Quercus canariensis, the Algerian oak, Mirbeck's oak or zean oak, is an oak native to southern Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Despite the scientific name, it does not occur naturally today in the Canary Islands, though it may have in the past. It is placed in section Quercus.
Quercus ithaburensis, the Mount Tabor oak, is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is found from southeastern Italy to the Palestine region. It is the national tree of Jordan. Two subspecies are accepted, Quercus ithaburensis subsp. ithaburensis and Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis. Together with Quercus brantii, it forms a clade of distinct, closely related species within the oak section Cerris.
Quercus pyrenaica, also known as Pyrenean oak, or Spanish oak is a tree native to southwestern Europe and northwestern North Africa. Despite its common name, it is rarely found in the Pyrenees Mountains and is more abundant in northern Portugal and north and northwestern Spain.
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Quercus vulcanica is a species of flowering plant in the Fagaceae family. It is referred to by the common name Kasnak oak, and is a rare species of tree native to Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. It is placed in section Quercus.
Quercus albicaulis is a rare Chinese species of oak. It is a tree found only on the island of Hainan in southern China.
Quercus argyrotricha is a rare Chinese species of trees in the beech family. It has been found only in Guizhou Province in southern China. The common name is Chinese for this species is gui zhou qing gang.
Quercus augustinii is a rare species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found in Vietnam as well as Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan Provinces in southern China. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
Quercus bella is an uncommon species of oak tree. It is native to Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Hainan provinces of southern China and to northern Vietnam. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
Quercus delicatula is an Asian species of trees in the beech family. It has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hunan. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
Quercus disciformis is a species of tree in the beech family. It has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, and Hunan. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
Quercus gambleana is a species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found in northeastern India and southwestern China. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
Quercus kouangsiensis is an uncommon Asian species of trees in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Yunnan. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
Quercus phanera is an uncommon Asian species of tree in the beech family. It has been found only in the Provinces of Guangxi and Hainan in southern China. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
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