Quercus mespilifolia

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 mespilifolia

Name

Quercus mespilifolia Wall. ex A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 101 (1864).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cyclobalanopsis mespilifolia (Wall. ex A.DC.) Oerst., Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1866: 79 (1866).
  • Quercus mespilifolioides A.Camus, Rivièra Sci. 22: 66 (1935), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Quercus kerrii var. pubescens Barnett, Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 33: 331 (1943).
  • Quercus mespilifolia var. pubescens Barnett ex Smitinand & Phengklai, Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 32: 119 (2004).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh. Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Introduced into Asia-Tropical Indo-China Thailand. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Phengklai, C. 2006. A synoptic account of the Fagaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 34: 53–175. PDF Reference page. 
• Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. 2013. Dictionary of Plant Names of Bangladesh (Vascular Plants). 434 pp. Chittagong, Bangladesh: Janokalyan Prokashani. Reference page. 
• Pusalkar, P.K., Mao, A.A. & Inge, P. (eds.) 2022. Flora of India 24: 1-688. Botanical Survey of India. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Quercus mespilifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Quercus mespilifolia. Published online. Accessed: 24 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus mespilifolia. Accessed: Oct 24 2025. Reference page.