Quercus kerangasensis

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Quercus kerangasensis
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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. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. kerangasensis
Binomial name
Quercus kerangasensis
Soepadmo (1968)

Quercus kerangasensis is a species of oak native to Borneo. [1] [2] It is placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis. [3]

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Range and habitat

Quercus kerangasensis is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is found in Brunei, the Malaysian state of Sarawak, and central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo. [1]

It grows in floodplain primary conifer forests, and in Sarawak it grows in heath forests (also known as kerangas forests), from sea level up to 400 meters elevation. [1]

Conservation

Quercus kerangasensis is threatened with habitat loss from widespread deforestation across its range. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). "Quercus kerangasensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T194179A184348157. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T194179A184348157.en . Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Quercus kerangasensis Soepadmo. Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. Accessed 27 March 2023.
  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. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1 . Retrieved 2023-02-24.


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