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Quercus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 994 (1753).  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000032377.

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Synonyms of Quercus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cerris Raf. Alsogr. Amer. : 29 (1838) wfo-4000007435
Erythrobalanus (Oerst.) O.Schwarz Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 4 8 (1936) wfo-4000013971
Macrobalanus (Oerst.) O.Schwarz Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 8 (1936) wfo-4000043845

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Quercus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus acutissima subsp. euacutissima A.Camus Chênes Texte 1: 571 (1938) wfo-1200012390
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus adriatica Simonk. Magyar Növényt. Lapok 8: 38 (1909) wfo-0000289400
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus aegilops var. alba de Vos Bered. Woordenboek 95. 1867 wfo-1200019942
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus aesculus var. intermedia Heuff. Z. Natur- Heilk. Ungarn. 1(13): 98 1850 wfo-1200010527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus afares var. cerrifolia (Villar) Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 7: 119. 1961 wfo-1200019974
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus africana Barrow Trav. S. Africa 1: 83 (1806) wfo-0000289439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus agbayi hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 209 (1877) wfo-0000289440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus alba var. frutscens Münchh. Hausvater 5: 253. 1770 wfo-0001397988
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus alentejana Pinto Gomes & F.M.Vázquez Int. Oaks 26: 49. 2015 wfo-1000049098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus aliena J.G.Jack Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. : 282 (1909) wfo-0000289484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus aliena var. acuticarpa Uyeki Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 1: 255. 1932 wfo-1200020025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus aliena var. heterophylla Uyeki Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 1: 255. 1932 wfo-1200019873
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus aliena var. monstrosa Uyeki Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 1: 255. 1932 wfo-1200019906
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus allardii Hy Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 1895 — wfo-0001275659
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus allorgeana A.Camus – — wfo-1200109593
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus almeidae Vila-Viçosa, Capelo, P.Alves & F.M.Vázquez Medit. Bot. 44-e79286: 14 2023 wfo-1000041590
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus alnoides hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 209 (1877) wfo-0000289507
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus alvesii Vila-Viçosa, Capelo, R.Almeida & F.M.Vázquez Medit. Bot. 44-e79286: 14 2023 wfo-1000041591
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus ambigens Jord. Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 39 (1903) wfo-0000289526
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus angulizana Raf. Alsogr. Amer. 22. 1838 (1838) wfo-1000037799
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus angustifolia Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 220 (1894) wfo-0000289561
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus angustifolia Siebold ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 204 (1877) wfo-0000289562
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus arcoglandis Kellogg Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1(ed. 2): 25. 1873 [1854-57 publ. 1873] wfo-0001351799
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus arenicola Ashe Rhodora 24: 77 (1922) wfo-0000289614
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus arenicola var. integra Ashe Rhodora 24: 78. 1922 wfo-0001396368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus asiatica Borbás Term. Füz. 13: 32 (1890) wfo-0000289638
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus astrotricha (Borbás & Csató) Borbás Természetrajzi Füz. 13: 30 1890 wfo-1000066251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus audleyensis A.Henry Trees Great Britain 5: 1291 (1910) wfo-0000289658
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus augustini var. genuina A.Camus Bull. Soc. Bot. France 80: 354. 1933 wfo-1200019883
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus aurea Wierzb. Exsicc. (Wierzbicki) 1835: s.n. 1835 wfo-1200067808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus auzendei var. acuta Albert Cat. Pl. Vasc. Var 446. 1908 wfo-1200020037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus auzendei var. melillensis A.Camus Chênes Atlas 2: 387. 1935 wfo-1200019914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus auzendei var. reynieri (Albert) A.Camus Chênes Texte 2: 396. 1939 wfo-1200019836
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus auzendei var. rouxii (A.Camus) Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 7: 133. 1961 wfo-1200020013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus auzendei var. subinermis Albert Cat. Pl. Vasc. Var 446. 1908 wfo-1200019894
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus avellaniformis subsp. morisii (Borzì) F.M.Vázquez, Pinto Gomes & Garcia Alonso Folia Bot. Extremadur. 12: 14 (2018) wfo-1200110667
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus banatus P.Kučera Biologia (Bratislava) 73: 315. 2018 wfo-1000007352
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus baolamensis H.T.Binh & Ngoc PhytoKeys 95:54:00. 2018 wfo-1000001721
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus barlandensis Borza Contr. Bot. Univ. "Babe?-Bolyai" Cluj-Napoca : 143 (1967) wfo-0000289719
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus barrancana Spellenb. Phytoneuron 2014-105: 1 (2014) wfo-1000001247
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus bebbiana var. orpheusii Pepoon & Trel. ex Schantz Amer. Bot. (Binghamton) 40: 5. 1934 Without Latin diagnosis wfo-0001397756
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus benderi f. volvata-annulata Baen. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 9: 85. 1903 wfo-0001324437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus benderi var. coccinoides Baen. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 9: 85. 1903 wfo-0001396369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus benderi var. rubrioides Baen. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 9: 85. 1903 wfo-0001396370
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus benkoi Mátyás Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 345 (1970 publ. 1971) wfo-0000289750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus bibbiana Trel. – — wfo-0001220437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus bidoupensis H.T.Binh & Ngoc PhytoKeys 95:55:00. 2018 wfo-1000001722
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus biglandulosa hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 205 (1877) wfo-0000289767
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus brachyphylla subsp. brevifolia (Kotschy ex A.DC.) O.Schwarz Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 33: 335 (1934) wfo-1200012456
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus brachyphylla subsp. tommasinii O.Schwarz Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 33: 335 (1934) wfo-1200012757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus brantii subsp. look (Kotschy) Mouterde Nouv. Fl. Liban Syrie 1: 363 (1966) wfo-1200012747
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus breedloveana Nixon & Barrie – wfo-1000001723
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus broteroana (O.Schwarz) Vila-Viçosa, Capelo, P.Alves, R.Almeida & F.M.Vázquez Medit. Bot. 44-e79286: 10 2023 wfo-1000041594
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus bullata hort. ex Saporta Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 5, 18: 38. 1873 wfo-1200010561
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus cantala Roxb. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23(1): 118 1920 — wfo-0001263684
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus capeloana Vila-Viçosa, P.Alves, P.Lemos, R.Almeida & F.M.Vázquez Medit. Bot. 44-e79286: 16 2023 wfo-1000041593
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus carolinensis Münchh. Hausvater 5: 254 (1770) wfo-0000289978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus carpatica Kit. Linnaea 32: 353 (1864) wfo-0000289980
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus castaneifolia subsp. eucastaneifolia A.Camus Chênes Texte 1: 552 (1938) wfo-1200012767
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus castaneifolia subsp. recurvatus H.Zare & Panahi Acta Bot. Hung. 65(1-2): 124 2023 wfo-1200069244
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus castaneifolia var. algeriensis Bean Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 304. 1914 wfo-1200020048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus castaneifolia var. minuta Djav.-Khoie Turkish J. Bot. 42(5): 670. 2018 wfo-1200002680
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus castaneifolia var. typica A.Camus Chênes Texte 1: 555. 1938 wfo-1200019876
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus castaneopsis Lesq. – wfo-0001350427
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus catahoulaensis Daghlian Amer. J. Bot. 70: 647, fig. 1983 FOSSIL wfo-0001351337
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus catesbaei var. nigra Sarg. – wfo-0001392855
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus caudicans Née – — wfo-0001248459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus cazanensis Pasc. Analele Herb. Inst. Cercet. Exp. Forest. 9: 113. 1945 (1943 publ. 1945) wfo-1000038128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus centenaria L.M.González Ibugana 9: 49. 2018 wfo-1000001724
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus cepifera H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 364 (1913) wfo-0000290045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus cerris var. aegilops DC. Fl. Franç. éd. 3, 6: 354. 1815 wfo-1200019841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus cerris var. ambrozyana (Simonk.) Rehder Man. Cult. Trees 172. 1927 wfo-1200019893
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus cerris var. crinita DC. Fl. Franç. éd. 3, 6: 354. 1815 wfo-1200019866
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus cerris var. laciniata G.Kirchn. Arbor. Muscav. 636. 1864 wfo-1200019837
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus cerris var. laciniata Loudon Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 856 (1838) wfo-1200112642
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus cerris var. lanuginosa de Vos Bered. Woordenboek 96. 1867 wfo-1200020034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus changhualingensis (G.A.Fu & X.J.Hong) N.H.Xia & Y.H.Tong Biodivers. Sci. 24(6): 717 (2016) wfo-1000035204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus chrysolepis subsp. palmeri Engelm. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 393. 1877 [15 Oct 1877] (as subsp. Q. palmeri) wfo-1200011003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus chrysolepis var. mira G.Hansen Fl. Sequoia Reg. 13. 1896 [1 Aug 1896] wfo-1200027634
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus clivia Dehnh. ex Pasq. Cat. Ort. Bot. Napoli : 87 (1867) wfo-0000290184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus coccifera subsp. auzendei (Gren. & Godr.) Trab. Fl. Algérie Dicot.: 825. 1890 (1890) wfo-1200012676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus coccifera var. angustata A.Camus Chênes Texte 1: 443. 1938 wfo-1200019984
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus coccifera var. microcarpa Chabert Bull. Soc. Bot. France 38: 390. 1892 wfo-1200019877
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus coccinea Wangenh. Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss. 44, t. 4, f. 9 1787 wfo-1200101285
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus coccinea var. coccinea – – wfo-0001396371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus coccinea var. coronata Vasey Amer. Entomol. 2(11): 345 1870 wfo-1200101104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus coccinea var. depressa Vasey Amer. Entomol. 2(11): 345 1870 wfo-1200101103
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus coccinea var. interemdia Vasey Amer. Entomol. 2(11): 345 1870 wfo-1200101105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus coccinea var. tinctoria (W.Bartram ex Michx.) Vasey Amer. Entomol. 2(11): 345, fig. 211 1870 wfo-1200101217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus coccinea var. vulgaris Vasey Amer. Entomol. 2(11): 345, fig. 212 1870 wfo-1200101102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus colchica Czeczott Acta Soc. Bot. Poloniae 9: 43 (1932) wfo-0000290246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus collettii King Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) ii. (1889) 49. wfo-0001040100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus comata hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 209 (1877) wfo-0000290258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus conferta f. calvifrons (Borbás) D.Bartha Bot. Közlem. 110(2): 96 2023 wfo-1200069414
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus conferta f. cerrioides (Borzì) D.Bartha Bot. Közlem. 110(2): 96 2023 wfo-1200069415
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus conferta f. integriloba (Borza & Cretz.) D.Bartha Bot. Közlem. 110(2): 98 2023 wfo-1200069360
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus conferta f. latiloba (Beck) D.Bartha Bot. Közlem. 110(2): 98 2023 wfo-1200069416
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus conferta f. lobulata (Halácsy) D.Bartha Bot. Közlem. 110(2): 99 2023 wfo-1200069417
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus conferta f. longifolia (Georgescu & Morariu) D.Bartha Bot. Közlem. 110(2): 99 2023 wfo-1200069361
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Quercus conferta f. minor (Ten.) D.Bartha Bot. Közlem. 110(2): 100 2023 wfo-1200069362