Biology:Quercus pseudococcifera

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Quercus pseudococcifera
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cerris
Section: Quercus sect. Ilex
Species:
Q. pseudococcifera
Binomial name
Quercus pseudococcifera
Synonyms[1]
  • (Boiss.) Nyman A.Camus
  • Boiss. Quercus coccifera subsp. pseudococcifera
  • Quercus battandieri (Desf.) Arcang.
  • Quercus coccifera subsp. mesto Quercus mesto

Quercus pseudococcifera is a species of flowering plant in the beech family Fagaceae, native to the west and central Mediterranean.[1]

Taxonomy

Quercus pseudococcifera was first described by René Louiche Desfontaines in 1799.[2] It has often been treated as a subspecies, variety or form of Quercus coccifera.[1] It is placed in section Ilex.[3]

Distribution

Quercus pseudococcifera is native to Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia in north Africa, and Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and Spain in Europe.[1]

References

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