Quercus mongolica

Quercus mongolica
Mongolian Oak
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 Turcz.

Quercus mongolica, commonly known as Mongolian Oak, is a species of oak native to Japan, southern Kuriles, Sakhalin, Manchuria, Korea, eastern Mongolia, and eastern Siberia. The species can grow to be 30 m tall.

Foliage

Flavono-ellagitannins can be found in Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata.[1]

References

  • Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN 978-0874747089
  • Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN4-635-07003-4