Quercus myrtifolia

Quercus myrtifolia

Quercus myrtifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Quercus myrtifolia

Name

Quercus myrtifolia Willd., 1805

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Quercus aquatica var. myrtifolia (Willd.) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 68 (1864).
  • Quercus phellos var. myrtifolia (Willd.) Wenz., Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 182 (1884).
• Heterotypic
  • Quercus nitida Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 20 (1838).
  • Quercus phellos var. arenaria Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 420 (1860).
  • Quercus myrtifolia f. ampla Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 157 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Quercus myrtifolia Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1805. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4, pars 1. pp. [1]–629. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 4(1):424.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Frodin, D. 1998. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae). VIII + 408 p. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-46-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus myrtifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 02. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus myrtifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Quercus myrtifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 02 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Quercus myrtifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Quercus myrtifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus myrtifolia. Accessed: 02 Jul 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Quercus myrtifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• IUCN: Quercus myrtifolia Willd.  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: myrtle oak, Myrtle Oak

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