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 Archived May 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 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 Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
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