Quercus gaharuensis

Quercus gaharuensis
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. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. gaharuensis
Binomial name
Quercus gaharuensis

Quercus gaharuensis is a species of oak native to Borneo, Sumatra, and Peninsular Malaysia.[1][2] It is placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[3]

Range and habitat

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Quercus gaharuensis is known from widely scattered sites in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo (East Kalimantan, Sarawak, and Sabah).[1]

It grows in lowland mixed dipterocarp rain forests and lower montane rain forests up to 1,400 metres elevation.[1]

Conservation

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Quercus gaharuensis is threatened with habitat loss from widespread deforestation across its range. The populations in northern Sumatra, comprising 25% of the species' known sites, are in or adjacent to protected areas. The known sites in central Sumatra and on Borneo are unprotected and have been logged or converted to agriculture.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). "Quercus gaharuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T194131A184349359. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T194131A184349359.en. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Quercus gaharuensis Soepadmo. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 2023-02-24.