Quercus mongolica

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Mongolian oak
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Mongolian oak
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. mongolica
Binomial name
Quercus mongolica
Synonyms [2]
List
  • Quercus crispulimongolicaNakai
  • Quercus kirinensisNakai
  • Quercus sessiliflora var. mongolica(Fisch. ex Ledeb.) Franch.
  • Quercus crispulaBlume
  • Quercus grosseserrataBlume
  • Quercus humosaBlume
  • Quercus keizo-kishimaeYanagita

Quercus mongolica, commonly known as Mongolian oak, is a species of oak native to Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, and Siberia. [1] The species can grow to be 30 metres (98 feet) tall. [3] [4] [5]

Foliage Quercus mongolica var gosseserrata.JPG
Foliage

The flavono-ellagitannins mongolicin A and B can be found in Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata. [6]

Extrafloral nectaries have been reported on the leaf buds of this species. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Barstow, M. (2018). "Quercus mongolica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T194200A2303793. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194200A2303793.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ↑ Huang, Chengjiu; Zhang, Yongtian; Bartholomew, Bruce. "Quercus mongolica". Flora of China. Vol. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2012– via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. ↑ Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN   978-0-87474-708-9
  5. ↑ Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN   4-635-07003-4
  6. ↑ Tannins and related compounds. LXXI. Isolation and characterization of mongolicins A and B, novel flavono-ellagitannins from Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata. Ishimaru K, Ishimatsu M, Nonaka G, Mihashi K, Iwase Y and Nishioka I, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1988, volume 36, number 9, pages 3312–3318
  7. ↑ Weber, Marjorie G.; Keeler, Kathleen H. (2012-10-18). "The phylogenetic distribution of extrafloral nectaries in plants". Annals of Botany. 111 (6): 1251–1261. doi:10.1093/aob/mcs225. eISSN   1095-8290. PMC   3662505 .
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