Quercus similis

Quercus similis

Quercus similis

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
Subgenus: Q. subg. Quercus
Species: Quercus similis

Name

Quercus similis Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 40: 43 (1924).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Quercus ashei Sterrett, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 37: 178 (1922), nom. illeg.
• Homotypic
  • Quercus stellata var. similis (Ashe) Sudw., Check List For. Trees U.S., ed. rev.: 107 (1927).
• Heterotypic
  • Quercus margarettae var. paludosa (Sarg.) Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 34: 137 (1918).
  • Quercus stellata var. attenuata Sarg., Bot. Gaz. 65: 437 (1918).
  • Quercus stellata var. paludosa Sarg., Bot. Gaz. 65: 441 (1918).
  • Quercus mississippiensis Ashe, Torreya 31: 39 (1931).
  • Quercus stellata var. mississippiensis (Ashe) Little, Phytologia 4: 305 (1953).
  • Quercus stellata subsp. paludosa (Sarg.) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 13: 28 (1983).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Ashe, W.W., 1924. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 40: 43.

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. 
• Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus similis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 04. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus similis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Quercus similis. Published online. Accessed: Jul 04 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Quercus similis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Quercus similis. 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 Jul 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus similis. Accessed: 04 Jul 2021.
• IUCN: Quercus similis Ashe  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: bottomland post oak, Delta Post Oak, Swamp Post Oak

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