Quercus hypoleucoides

Quercus hypoleucoides

Quercus hypoleucoides

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
Subgenus: Q. subg. Quercus
Species: Quercus hypoleucoides

Name

Quercus hypoleucoides A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 4: 124 (1932).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Quercus hypoleuca Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 384 (1876), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Quercus confertifolia Torr. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 207 (1858), sensu auct.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Quercus hypoleucoides Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Camus, A.A., 1932. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 4: 124.

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. 
• Valencia-A., S. (2004). Diversidad del Género Quercus (Fagaceae) en México Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de México 75: 33-53.
• Villareal, J.A., Encina D., J.A. & Carranza P., M.A. (2008). Los encinos (Quercus: Fagaceae) de Coahuila, Mexico Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2: 1235-1278.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Quercus hypoleucoides 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 hypoleucoides. Published online. Accessed: 5 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus hypoleucoides. Accessed: Nov 5 2025.Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: silverleaf oak, the whiteleaf oak

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