Biology:Quercus ser. Virentes
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Short description: Group of oak trees
| Quercus ser. Virentes | |
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| Quercus brandegeei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Quercus |
| Series: | Quercus ser. Virentes Nixon |
Quercus series Virentes ─ also called subsection Virentes ─ is a monophyletic group of seven North American evergreen or brevideciduous live oak species within the genus Quercus subgenus Quercus section Quercus.[1][2][3]
- Quercus brandegeei - Baja California
- Quercus fusiformis - Texas live oak or Plateau live oak — south central North America
- Quercus geminata - sand live oak — southeastern North America
- Quercus minima - dwarf live oak — southeastern North America
- Quercus oleoides - Costa Rica into Mexico
- Quercus sagraeana - Cuban live oak - western Cuba
- Quercus virginiana - southern live oak — southeastern North America
See also
References
- ↑ Muller, Cornelius H. (1961). "The live oaks of the series Virentes". American Midland Naturalist 65 (1): 17–39. doi:10.2307/2422999.
- ↑ Nixon, Kevin C. (1985). A biosystematic study of Quercus series Virentes (the live oaks) with phylogenetic analyses of Fagales, Fagaceae and Quercus (Ph.D. thesis). University of Texas, Austin.
- ↑ Cavender‐Bares, Jeannine; González‐Rodríguez, Antonio; Eaton, Deren A. R.; Hipp, Andrew A. L.; Beulke, Anne; Manos, Paul S. (2015). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the American live oaks (Quercus subsection Virentes): a genomic and population genetics approach". Molecular Ecology 24 (14): 3668–3687. doi:10.1111/mec.13269. PMID 26095958.
Wikidata ☰ Q7271348 entry
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