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Quercus kinabaluensis

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Species of plant

Quercus kinabaluensis
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
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. kinabaluensis
Binomial name
Quercus kinabaluensis
Soepadmo (1968)

Quercus kinabaluensis is a species of oak endemic to the mountains of Borneo. It is placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.

Range and habitat

Quercus kinabaluensis is found in a limited area of the mountains of northern Borneo, including on Mount Kinabalu, in Sabah state of Malaysia. It grows in montane tropical rain forest on basic soils from 457 to 2,438 metres elevation.

References

  1. ^ Carrero, C. & Strijk, J.S. 2020. Quercus kinabaluensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T78967367A184349018. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T78967367A184349018.en. Accessed 4 March 2023.
  2. Quercus kinabaluensis Soepadmo. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 4 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.
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Quercus kinabaluensis
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