Quercus nigra

Quercus nigra

Quercus nigra

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 nigra

Name

Quercus nigra L., 1753

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Quercus marylandica Du Roi, Harbk. Baumz. 2: 274 (1772).
  • Quercus nigra var. aquatica Lam., Encycl. 1: 721 (1785).
  • Quercus uliginosa Wangenh., Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss.: 80 (1787).
  • Quercus aquatica (Lam.) Walter, Fl. Carol.: 234 (1788).
  • Quercus aquatica var. attenuata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 357 (1789).
  • Quercus aquatica var. cuneata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 357 (1789).
  • Quercus aquatica var. elongata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 357 (1789).
  • Quercus aquatica var. indivisa Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 357 (1789).
  • Quercus nigra var. heterophylla Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 357 (1789).
  • Quercus dentata W.Bartram, Travels Carolina, ed. 2: 28 (1794), nom. illeg.
  • Quercus nana Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 443 (1805).
  • Quercus agnostifolia K.Koch in J.Barrow, Trav. S. Africa 1: 62 (1806).
  • Quercus aquatica var. nana (Willd.) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 214 (1818).
  • Quercus hemisphaerica var. nana (Willd.) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 214 (1818).
  • Quercus bumelifolia Riddell, New Orleans Med. J. 9: 614 (1853).
  • Quercus aquatica var. hybrida Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 421 (1860).
  • Quercus aquatica var. dentata A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 68 (1864).
  • Quercus aquatica var. stipitata A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 68 (1864).
  • Quercus nigra var. tridentata A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 64 (1864).
  • Quercus noviorleani G.Kirchn. in E.A.Petzold & G.Kirchner, Arbor. Muscav.: 656 (1864).
  • Quercus genabii K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 62 (1873).
  • Quercus quinqueloba Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 542 (1877).
  • Quercus phellos var. microcarpa Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 108 (1891).
  • Quercus microcarya Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 357 (1901).
  • Quercus nigra var. megacarpa Ashe, Bull. Charleston Mus. 14: 9 (1918).
  • Quercus nigra f. microcarya (Small) Sarg., Bot. Gaz. 65: 430 (1918).
  • Quercus nigra var. tridentifera Sarg., Bot. Gaz. 65: 429 (1918).
  • Quercus × subfalcata var. microcarpa (Dippel) Sarg., Bot. Gaz. 65: 454 (1918).
  • Quercus nigra f. microcarya (Small) Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 159 (1924).
  • Quercus nigra var. microcarya (Small) Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 160 (1924).
  • Quercus nigra var. plenocarpa Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 160 (1924).
  • Quercus nigra f. plenocarpa Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 159 (1924).
  • Quercus nigra var. saxicola Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 160 (1924).
  • Quercus nigra f. saxicola Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 159 (1924).
  • Quercus nigra f. tridentifera (Sarg.) Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 159 (1924).
  • Quercus × ludoviciana var. microcarpa (Dippel) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 7: 239 (1926).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 995. Reference page. 

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 nigra 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 nigra 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 nigra. Published online. Accessed: Jul 02 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Quercus nigra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Quercus nigra. 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 nigra. Accessed: 02 Jul 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Quercus nigra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• IUCN: Quercus nigra L.  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Water Oak
Türkçe: Kara meşe

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