Quercus arbutifolia

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Quercus arbutifolia is listed as Endangered.

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Quercus arbutifolia

Name

Quercus arbutifolia Hickel & A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 29: 598. 1923.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Quercus obovatifolia C.C.Huang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 75. 1978.
  • Cyclobalanopsis obovatifolia (C.C.Huang) Q.F.Zheng, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(3): 118. 1979.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China Southeast (Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan). Asia-Tropical Indo-China Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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. 
• Deng, M., Coombes, A.J. & Li, Q.S. 2011. Lectotypification of Quercus arbutifolia (Fagaceae) and the taxonomic treatment of Quercus sect. Chrysotrichae. Nordic Journal of Botany 29(2): 208–214. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2010.00936.x Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Quercus arbutifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Quercus arbutifolia. Published online. Accessed: 5 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus arbutifolia. Accessed: Nov 5 2025.Reference page.