Quercus congesta

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Quercus congesta is listed as Least Concern.

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 congesta

Name

Quercus congesta C.Presl, J.S.Presl & C.B.Presl, Delic. Prag.: 32 (1822).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Quercus congesta var. genuina Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 2(2): 369 (1907), not validly publ.
  • Quercus lanuginosa var. congesta (C.Presl) Gürke, K.Richter, Pl. Eur. 2: 63 (1897).
  • Quercus lanuginosa subsp. congesta (C.Presl) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 661 (1881).
  • Quercus pubescens var. congesta (C.Presl) Strobl, Flora 64: 350 (1881).
  • Quercus robur var. congesta (C.Presl) Borzì, Fl. Forest. Ital.: 163 (1880).
• Heterotypic
  • Quercus congesta var. acutiloba Guss., Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 608 (1844).
  • Quercus congesta var. microbalana Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 2(2): 369 (1907).
  • Quercus congesta var. oblongifolia Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 2(2): 369 (1907).
  • Quercus congesta var. obtusiloba Guss., Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 608 (1844).
  • Quercus humilis f. leptobalana (Guss.) F.M.Vázquez, Semillas Quercus: Biol., Ecol. Manejo: 81 (1998).
  • Quercus insularis Borzì, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 10: 59 (1911).
  • Quercus lanuginosa var. leptobalana (Guss.) Gürke, K.Richter, Pl. Eur. 2: 63 (1897).
  • Quercus leptobalana Guss., Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 608 (1844).
  • Quercus longiglandis Vuk., Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan.: LI (1880).
  • Quercus minaae Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 2(2): 372 (1907).
  • Quercus robur var. leptobalana (Guss.) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 10 (1864).
  • Quercus stenobalana Guss., Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 608 (1844).
  • Quercus toza subsp. leptobalana (Guss.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 661 (1881).
  • Quercus ucriae Borzì, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 10: 54 (1911).
  • Quercus vulcanica var. nebrodensis Borzì, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 4: 1 (1905).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Italy, Sardegna, Sicilia. 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. 
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Quercus congesta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Quercus congesta. Published online. Accessed: 18 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus congesta. Accessed: Oct 18 2025. Reference page.