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Quercus × crenata

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Quercus × crenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cerris
Section: Quercus sect. Cerris
Species:
Q. × crenata
Binomial name
Quercus × crenata

Quercus × crenata is a tree in the family Fagaceae. Its taxonomic status is uncertain, as sources vary how they treat it. As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online treated Quercus × crenata as a synonym of Quercus × hispanica, and hence as a hybrid between the European trees Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) and cork oak (Quercus suber).[1][2] A 2007 molecular phylogenetic study supported the hybrid origin of the taxon, but used the specific epithet crenata rather than hispanica.[3] As of October 2024, the World Flora Online treated the taxon as a separate species, Quercus crenata,[4] a view also taken in a 2018 study, where it is considered to be endemic to the Italian peninsula.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Quercus × crenata Lam." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  2. ^ "Quercus × hispanica Lam." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  3. ^ Conte, L.; Cotti, C.; Cristofolini, G. (2007). "Molecular evidence for hybrid origin of Quercus crenata Lam. (Fagaceae) from Q. cerris L. and Q. suber L.". Plant Biosystems. 141 (2): 181–193. Bibcode:2007PBios.141..181C. doi:10.1080/11263500701401463. S2CID 83882998.
  4. ^ "Quercus crenata Lam". World Flora Online. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. ^ Simeone, Marco Cosimo; Cardoni, Simone; Piredda, Roberta; Imperatori, Francesca; Avishai, Michael; Grimm, Guido W.; Denk, Thomas (2018). "Comparative systematics and phylogeography of Quercus Section Cerris in western Eurasia: inferences from plastid and nuclear DNA variation". PeerJ. 6: e5793. doi:10.7717/peerj.5793. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6195796. PMID 30356975.