Quercus argentata

Quercus argentata is the accepted name of an evergreen tropical oak species in the Asian sub-genus of 'ring-cupped oaks' and the family Fagaceae; there are no known subspecies.[1] It derived its name from the silvery hairs on the lower surface of its leaves.[2]

Quercus argentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. argentata
Binomial name
Quercus argentata

The species is distributed in Borneo, Sumatera including Bangka, the peninsula of Malaysia, and western Jawa. It can grow 10 meters and up heights of 40 meters.

Distribution and habitat

Q. argentata is native to the islands of Sumatra, Borneo (though absent in Brunei), and Western Java, as well as to Peninsular Malaysia. This oak is found on Mount Kinabalu in lower montane forests up to an elevation of 2,700 m above sea level.[2]

It occurs up to 3,350 meters above sea level in lowland mixed dipterocarp to montane forests, but is most commonly found between 600-1,500 meters on sandy clay or sandy loam soils.[2]

Within its region can be found 20-25 other Quercus species with Q. nivea being most similar in appearance and distribution.[2]

References
  1. WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Quercus argentata Korth., Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot.: t. 47 (1842).
  2. "Species Spotlight: Quercus argentata Korth". International Oak Society.
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