Quercus pseudococcifera is a species of flowering plant in the beech family Fagaceae, native to the west and central Mediterranean.[1]
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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. pseudococcifera
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| Quercus pseudococcifera | |
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Taxonomy edit
Quercus pseudococcifera was first described by René Louiche Desfontaines in 1799.[2] It has often been treated as a subspecies, variety or form of Quercus coccifera.[1] It is placed in section Ilex.[3]
Distribution edit
Quercus pseudococcifera is native to Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia in north Africa, and Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and Spain in Europe.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Quercus pseudococcifera Desf.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-21
- ^ "Quercus pseudococcifera Desf.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-21
- ^ 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 2023-02-18
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