Quercus falcata

Quercus falcata

Quercus falcata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Quercus falcata

Name

Quercus falcata Michx., 1801

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Quercus cuneata var. falcata (Michx.) Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 113 (1891).
  • Quercus nigra var. falcata (Michx.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 642 (1891).
  • Quercus rubra f. falcata (Michx.) Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 201 (1924).
  • Quercus falcata var. typica A.Camus, Chênes, Atlas 3: 38 (1939), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Quercus nigra var. digitata Marshall, Arbust. Amer.: 121 (1785).
  • Quercus rubra var. montana Marshall, Arbust. Amer.: 123 (1785).
  • Quercus elongata Muhl., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 400 (1801).
  • Quercus triloba Michx., Hist. Chênes Amér.: 26 (1801).
  • Quercus falcata var. triloba (Michx.) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 214 (1818).
  • Quercus aurea Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 20 (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Quercus falcata var. ludoviciana A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 59 (1864).
  • Quercus hypophlaeos G.Kirchn. in E.A.Petzold & G.Kirchner, Arbor. Muscav.: 656 (1864).
  • Quercus hudsoniana de Vos, Bered. Woordenboek: 97 (1867).
  • Quercus nobilis K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 65 (1873).
  • Quercus nigra var. triloba (Michx.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 641 (1891).
  • Quercus digitata Sudw., Gard. & Forest 5: 98 (1892).
  • Quercus rubra var. triloba (Michx.) Ashe, Proc. Soc. Amer. Foresters 11: 90 (1916).
  • Quercus falcata f. cuneata Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 202 (1924).
  • Quercus falcata f. houbae Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 202 (1924).
  • Quercus falcata f. obovata Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 202 (1924).
  • Quercus rubra f. triloba (Michx.) Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 201 (1924).
  • Quercus falcata f. triloba (Michx.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 518 (1935).
  • Quercus falcata f. angustior E.J.Palmer & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 771 (1938).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A., 1801. Histoire des chênes de l'Amérique t. 28.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Frodin, D. 1998. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae). VIII + 408 p. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-46-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Quercus falcata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 29 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Quercus falcata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Quercus falcata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus falcata. Accessed: 29 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Quercus falcata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• IUCN: Quercus falcata Michx.  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Southern red oak
magyar: Sallangoslevelű tölgy

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