Quercus mongolica

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Wikipedia

Mongolian oak
Mongolian oak
CITES Appendix III [2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. mongolica
Binomial name
Quercus mongolica
Synonyms[3]
List
  • Quercus crispulimongolica Nakai
  • Quercus kirinensis Nakai
  • Quercus sessiliflora var. mongolica (Fisch. ex Ledeb.) Franch.
  • Quercus crispula Blume
  • Quercus grosseserrata Blume
  • Quercus humosa Blume
  • Quercus keizo-kishimae Yanagita

Quercus mongolica, commonly known as Mongolian oak, is a species of oak native to Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, and Siberia.[1] The species can grow to be 30 metres (98 feet) tall.[4][5][6]

Foliage

The flavono-ellagitannins mongolicin A and B can be found in Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata.[7]

Extrafloral nectaries have been reported on the leaf buds of this species.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Barstow, M. (2018). "Quercus mongolica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T194200A2303793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194200A2303793.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb". Species+. UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  4. ↑ Huang, Chengjiu; Zhang, Yongtian; Bartholomew, Bruce. "Quercus mongolica". Flora of China. Vol. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2012 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. ↑ Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN 978-0-87474-708-9
  6. ↑ Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN 4-635-07003-4
  7. ↑ Tannins and related compounds. LXXI. Isolation and characterization of mongolicins A and B, novel flavono-ellagitannins from Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata. Ishimaru K, Ishimatsu M, Nonaka G, Mihashi K, Iwase Y and Nishioka I, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1988, volume 36, number 9, pages 3312–3318
  8. ↑ Weber, Marjorie G.; Keeler, Kathleen H. (2012-10-18). "The phylogenetic distribution of extrafloral nectaries in plants". Annals of Botany. 111 (6): 1251–1261. doi:10.1093/aob/mcs225. eISSN 1095-8290. PMC 3662505.