Quercus mongolica
| Mongolian oak | |
|---|---|
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| Mongolian oak | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. mongolica |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb. | |
Quercus mongolica, commonly known as Mongolian oak, is a species of oak native to Japan, southern Kuriles, Sakhalin, Manchuria, Central and Northern China, Korea, eastern Mongolia, and eastern Siberia. The species can grow to be 30 m tall.[1]
Foliage
The flavono-ellagitannins mongolicin A and B can be found in Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata.[2]
References
- ↑ Chengjiu Huang, Yongtian Zhang & Bruce Bartholomew. "Quercus mongolica". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ Tannins and related compounds. LXXI. Isolation and characterization of mongolicins A and B, novel flavono-ellagitannins from Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata. Ishimaru K, Ishimatsu M, Nonaka G, Mihashi K, Iwase Y and Nishioka I, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1988, volume 36, number 9, pages 3312-3318
Further reading
- Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN 978-0-87474-708-9
- Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN 4-635-07003-4
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