Quercus tarokoensis is a species of oak. It is a tree endemic to eastern Taiwan.[2] It grows on calcareous (limestone-derived) soils in evergreen forests, often on steep slopes, from 400 to 1,300 meters elevation.[1]

Quercus tarokoensis
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. Ilex
Species:
Q. tarokoensis
Binomial name
Quercus tarokoensis
Hayata (1918)

The species was first described by Bunzō Hayata in 1918.[2] It is part of Quercus section Ilex, and is closely related to Q. bawanglingensis of Hainan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). "Quercus tarokoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T194238A2305596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T194238A2305596.en. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Quercus tarokoensis Hayata. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ Liu, Xue, Er-Mei Chang, Jian-Feng Liu, Yue-Ning Huang, Ya Wang, Ning Yao, and Ze-Ping Jiang (2019). Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Quercus bawanglingensis Huang, Li et Xing, a Vulnerable Oak Tree in China. Forests 10, no. 7: 587. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10070587