| Quercus × crenata | |
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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. Cerris |
| Species: | Q. × crenata |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus × crenata Lam. | |
Quercus × crenata is a tree in the family Fagaceae. Its taxonomic status is uncertain, as sources vary how they treat it. As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online treated Quercus × crenata as a synonym of Quercus × hispanica, and hence as a hybrid between the European trees Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) and cork oak (Quercus suber). A 2007 molecular phylogenetic study supported the hybrid origin of the taxon, but used the specific epithet crenata rather than hispanica. As of October 2024, the World Flora Online treated the taxon as a separate species, Quercus crenata, a view also taken in a 2018 study, where it is considered to be endemic to the Italian peninsula.
References
- "Quercus × crenata Lam." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- "Quercus × hispanica Lam." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- Conte, L.; Cotti, C.; Cristofolini, G. (2007). "Molecular evidence for hybrid origin of Quercus crenata Lam. (Fagaceae) from Q. cerris L. and Q. suber L.". Plant Biosystems. 141 (2): 181–193. Bibcode:2007PBios.141..181C. doi:10.1080/11263500701401463. S2CID 83882998.
- "Quercus crenata Lam". World Flora Online. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- Simeone, Marco Cosimo; Cardoni, Simone; Piredda, Roberta; Imperatori, Francesca; Avishai, Michael; Grimm, Guido W.; Denk, Thomas (2018). "Comparative systematics and phylogeography of Quercus Section Cerris in western Eurasia: inferences from plastid and nuclear DNA variation". PeerJ. 6: e5793. doi:10.7717/peerj.5793. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6195796. PMID 30356975.