Quercus elmeri
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Quercus elmeri | |
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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. Cyclobalanopsis |
Species: | Q. elmeri
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Binomial name | |
Quercus elmeri |
Quercus elmeri is a species of oak native to Borneo, Sumatra, and Peninsular Malaysia.[1][2] It is placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[3]
Description
Quercus elmeri is a large tree, growing up to 50 meters high.[1]
Range and habitat
Quercus elmeri grows in lowland mixed dipterocarp rain forests and in submontane and lower montane forests on Sumatra, Borneo, and Peninsular Malaysia, from 150 to 1,800 metres elevation. It typically grows on basic and ultrabasic soils and on poor sandy soils on hillsides and ridges. It is an emergent tree in undisturbed forests, growing above the main canopy.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). "Quercus elmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T78914989A78914994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T78914989A78914994.en. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Quercus elmeri Merr. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 27 March 2023.
- ^ 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 2023-02-24.
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