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

Quercus valdinervosa
Scientific classification Edit this 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. valdinervosa
Binomial name
Quercus valdinervosa
Soepadmo (1968)
Synonyms[2]

Quercus mespilifolia var. borneensis Heine (1951)

Range and habitat edit

Quercus valdinervosa is native to Borneo, where it is known from about ten locations in Brunei, Sarawak, Sabah, and Kalimantan. The species has a large range, but populations are widely scattered and its area of occupancy (AOO) is only 84 km2.[1]

It grows mostly in oak-laurel montane forests, from 480 to 2,300 metres elevation.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). "Quercus valdinervosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T138193889A184347793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T138193889A184347793.en. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Quercus valdinervosa Soepadmo. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 31 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. Retrieved 2023-02-24.