Quercus arbutifolia

Quercus arbutifolia[1] is the accepted name of an endemic bush / small-tree species in the Asian sub-genus of 'ring-cupped oaks' and the family Fagaceae; there are no known subspecies.[2][3]

Quercus arbutifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. arbutifolia
Binomial name
Quercus arbutifolia
Hickel & A.Camus
Synonyms

Cyclobalanopsis obovatifolia (C.C.Huang) Q.F.Zheng

The species appears to be endemic to Vietnam, where it may be called sồi lá trôn.[4] It is reported that there are 5 populations of Quercus arbutifolia in China. But Several populations have experienced severe habitat degradation. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List Categories & Criteria (IUCN 2011), this species qualifies as Vulnerable.[5] Both in situ conservation recommendations, ex situ conservation methods are also necessary to act as an insurance policy against extinction in the short term, and to aid the recovery and support of self-sustaining wild populations in the long term. Strategies such as controlled breeding, vegetative propagation, plant tissue culture, and micro-cuttings could be implemented as additional complementary techniques to prevent extinction. These strategies may be very effective to overcome the limited fruit production and low germination rate in many Q. arbutifolia populations.[6]

References
  1. Hickel & A.Camus, 1923 In: Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 29: 598
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
  5. Deng, Min; Coombes, Allen; Li, Qian-Sheng (April 2011). "Lectotypification of Quercus arbutifolia (Fagaceae) and the taxonomic treatment of Quercus subsect. Chrysotrichae". Nordic Journal of Botany. 29 (2): 208–214. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2010.00936.x. ISSN 0107-055X.
  6. Xu, Jin; Jiang, Xiao-Long; Deng, Min; Westwood, Murphy; Song, Yi-Gang; Zheng, Si-Si (2016-08-30). "Conservation genetics of rare trees restricted to subtropical montane cloud forests in southern China: a case study from Quercus arbutifolia (Fagaceae)". Tree Genetics & Genomes. 12 (5). doi:10.1007/s11295-016-1048-1. ISSN 1614-2942.
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