Quercus acerifolia
| Quercus acerifolia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Section: | Lobatae |
| Species: | Q. acerifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus acerifolia (Palmer) Stoynoff & Hess 1990, not Petzold & Kirchner 1864 (the latter name published without description, hence not valid) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Quercus acerifolia (also called maple-leaved oak) is a rare North American species of trees in the beech family. It is endemic to the Ozark Mountains of the State of Arkansas in the south-central United States.[2][3]
The epithet acerifolia means "maple-leaved." The venation of the leaves shows them to be technically pinnately 5-lobed but with the two middle lobes larger than the other three. This makes the leaves appear palmately lobed at first glance, similar to many maples leaves. Quercus acerifolia is a tree sometimes reaching a height of 15 meters (50 feet).[4][5]
The species is threatened by habitat loss.[6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Quercus acerifolia (E.J.Palmer) Stoynoff & Hess
- ↑ C.Michael Hogan. 2012. Oak. Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. A.Dawson and C.J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Quercus acerifolia (E. J. Palmer) Stoynoff & W. J. Hess, 1990. Maple-leaf oak
- ↑ Stoynoff, Nick Hess, William John 1990. Sida 14(2): 267-271 includes line drawings comparing Quercus acerifolia and Quercus shumardii
- ↑ W.J.Hess. 1998. Quercus acerifolia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
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