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Tuesday

Quercus lamellosa




Name: Quercus lamellosa Sm. in Rees 1814 

Fruits: big flattened acorn, 2-3 cm long, 3-4cm diameter, smooth; enclosed 2/3 to 4/5 by cup; cup sessile, 2-3 cm long, 3-5 cm diameter, 7-10 concentric rings with flaking edges at maturity; basal scar 2-3 cm wide; flat or slightly convex; stylopodium persistent, 5 mm thick; maturing in 1 year.  #oak #acorn #Quercus#quercuslamellosa #cyclobalanopsis#cyclobakanopsislamellosa #drawing #penandink#micron #atc

Synonyms: 
Cyclobalanopsis lamellosa (Sm.) Oerst. 1867
Cyclobalanopsis fengii Hu & Cheng 1951
Cyclobalanopsis nigrinervis Hu 1951
imbricata Buch- Ham. ex D.Don 1825
lamellata Roxb.1832
lamelloides (C.C. Huang) Y.T. Chang 1996
lamellosa var. nigrinervis (Hu) Zhou & Sun 1996
paucilamellosa A.DC 1864

Local Names: Buk Oak, Bao pian qing gang

Range: India, Thailand, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, China. 

References: 
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Oaks of the World
Oaks of China
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Quercus dolicholepsis





Name: Quercus dolicholepsis A. Camus (1953)

Range: FAR EAST ASIA: CHINA: (Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)

References: 
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Monday

Quercus yiwuensis






Name: Quercus yiwuensis Y. C. Hsu & H. Wei Jen (1976)

Range: Far East Asia: China (Yunnan


A Collection of Acorns







A Collection of Oak Illustrations on ATC (Artist Trading Cards)



Thursday

Quercus dolicholepis




Quercus dolicholepis A. Camus (1953)

Classification
Subgenus Quercus, section Cerris
Natural Distribution
FAR EAST ASIA: CHINA: (Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)



Tuesday

Quercus similis






Quercus similis Ashe (1924) 

Classification
Subgenus Quercus, section Quercus (the white oaks)

Common Names

Natural Distribution
USA: (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (US), Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas)


Monday

Quercus alentejana





Quercus alentejana ??? publ. in prep.
Infrageneric Classification
Subgenus Quercus, section Quercus (the white oaks)
Nomenclature Note
A newly discovered taxon from the South West Iberian Penninsular with this proposed name in the process of being formally published.
Natural Distribution
EUROPE: S PORTUGAL
Illustration of Leaves
Image from a plant collected on the IOS Tour to SW Iberia, October 2010 ©Jan De Langhe, Ghent University Botanical Garden, 2010
Hybrids
Quercus alentejana × Q. robur subsp. estremadurensis



Sunday

Quercus guyavaefolia; Quercus pannosa






Quercus pannosa Hand.-Mazz. (1929)
Infrageneric Classification
Subgenus Quercus, section Cerris
Natural Distribution
FAR EAST ASIA: CHINA: (Sichuan, Yunnan)
Illustration of Leaves
Image from a plant at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens (UK) ©Jan De Langhe, Ghent University Botanical Garden, 2009

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Friday

Quercus turbinella






Quercus turbinella Greene (1889)
Infrageneric Classification
Subgenus Quercus, section Quercus (the white oaks)
Common Names 

Natural Distribution
USA: (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah), MEXICO: (Baja California (Norte), Sonora, Chihuahua)

Synonyms 
Quercus subturbinella Trel. (1924)

Thursday

Quercus douglasii





Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. (1840)
Infrageneric Classification
Subgenus Quercus, section Quercus (the white oaks)
Common Names
Blue Oak
Mountain White Oak

Natural Distribution
USA: (California)

Synonyms 
Quercus ransomii Kellogg (1873)


Wednesday

Quercus jonesii





Quercus jonesii Trel. (1924) as "Q. Jonesi"
Infrageneric Classification
Subgenus Quercus, section Lobatae (the red oaks)
Natural Distribution
MEXICO: (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Nuevo León, W Durango, San Luis Potosí, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes)
Synonyms
Quercus coccolobifolia Trel. (1924)
Quercus endlichiana Trel. (1924)

Tuesday

Quercus delgadoana




Quercus delgadoana. The acorn and leaf are not on same scale.



Name: 
Quercus delgadoana S. Valencia, Nixon & L.M. Kelly (2011)

Classification: 
Subgenus Quercus, section Lobatae (The red Oaks)

Nomenclature Note:  
The plant grown under the name Quercus aff. eugeniifolia has now been described as a new species (Novon June 2011)

Distribution:
MEXICO: (Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz)

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Friday

Quercus semecarpifolia





Quercus semecarpifolia. Leaf and acorn are not drawn to same scale.



Name:  
Quercus semecarpifolia Sm. (1819)

Nomenclature note: 
Often incorrectly spelled as "semicarpifolia"

Natural Districbution:  
WEST ASIA: AFGHANISTAN, HIMALAYA: PAKISTAN, INDIA: (Himachal Pradesh), NEPAL, BHUTAN, FAR EAST ASIA: CHINA: (S Xizang), SOUTH EAST ASIA: MYANMAR

Synonyms: 
Quercus cassura  Busch-Ham. ex D. Don (1825)
Quercus obtusiloba D.Don (1825)

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Tuesday

Quercus delicatula



Name: 
Quercus delicatula Chun & Tsiang (1947)

Synonyms: 
Cyclobalanopsis delicatula (Chun & Tsiang) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen 1979

Local Names: 
shang si qing gang

Range: 
FAR EAST ASIA: CHINA: (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan)

References: 
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Oaks of the World

Illustration

Monday

Quercus blakei




Quercus blakei




Name: Quercus blakei Skan (1899)

Infrageneric Classification: Subgenus Cyclobalanopsis 

Natural DistributionFAR EAST ASIA: CHINA: (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan), SOUTH EAST ASIA: LAOS, VIETNAM

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Tuesday

Quercus marilandica




Name: Quercus marilandica
 Münchh. (1770)

Common Names:
Barren Oak
Black Oak
Blackjack Oak
Jack Oak

Range: USA: (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (US), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC)

Monday

Quercus virginiana



 Quercus virginiana Mill. (1768) 

Synonyms: 
Quercus andromeda Riddell 1853
Quercus hemisphaerica hort. ex Endl. 1848
Quercus phellos var. obtusifolia Lam. 1785
Quercus phellos var. sempervirens Marshall 1785
Quercus sempervirens Walt. 1788, (not Mill.)
Quercus virens Ait. 1789
Quercus virginiana var. eximea Sarg. 1918 

Local Names: 

Range/Natural Distribution:
USA: (Alabama, Florida, Georgia (US), Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)

References: 
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Oaks of the World

Wednesday

Quercus falcata




Quercus falcata
 Michx. (1801)
Common Names
Natural Distribution
USA: (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (US), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC)
Synonyms
Quercus cuneata Wangenh. (1787)
Quercus digitata Sudw. (1892)
Quercus triloba Michx. (1801)
Quercus nobilis K. Koch (1873)
Quercus hypophlaeos Kirchn. (1864)

Tuesday

Quercus lyrata



Name: 
Quercus lyrata Walter (1788) 

Synonyms: 
Quercus bicolor var. lyrata (Walt.) Dippel 1891 

Local Names: 
Overcup Oak
Swamp Post Oak
Swamp White Oak
Water White Oak
White Oak 

Range: 
USA: (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (US), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oaklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia)

References: 
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Tuesday

Quercus rubra





Name: 
Quercus rubra L. (1753)

Synonyms:  
Quercus borealis F. Michx. (1817) 
Quercus rubra var. maxima Marshall (1785) 
Quercus ambigua F. Michx. (1811)

Local Names:
Eastern Red Oak
Northern Red Oak
Red Oak

Range: 
CANADA: (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec), USA: (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (US), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington DC)

References: 
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Monday

Quercus glauca






Name: 
Quercus glauca Thunb. (1784)

Synonyms:  
Quercus vibrayeana Franch. & Sav. (1878) 
Quercus bambusifolia Fortune (1860) nom. non rite publ. 
Quercus glauca var. micrococca Maxim. 
Quercus glauca var. linearifolia Koidz. (1930) 
Quercus lacera Blume (1851) 
Quercus vaniotii H. Lév. (1913) 
Quercus glauca var. caesia Blume (1851) 
Quercus ichangensis Nakai ex A. Camus (1938) 
Quercus repandifolia J. C. Liao (1968) 
Quercus globosa (T. P. Lin & T. S. Liu) J. C. Liao (1970)

Local Names:
Arakashi
Blue Japanese Oak
Japanese Blue Oak
Ring-cupped Oak

Range: 
WEST ASIA: AFGHANISTAN, HIMALAYA: INDIA: (Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim), NEPAL, BHUTAN, FAR EAST ASIA: CHINA: (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, W Sichuan, Taiwan, E Xizang, W to SW Yunnan, Zhejiang), KOREA, JAPAN: (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Ryukyu)

References: 
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Thursday

Quercus costaricensis



Name: 
Quercus costaricensis Liebm. (1854)

Synonyms: 
Quercus costaricensis f. kuntzei Trel. 1924
Quercus endresi Trel. 1924
Quercus irazuensis Kuntze 1891    (A. Camus : 319)

Local Names: 
Encino, Roble Encino;

Range: 
CENTRAL AMERICA: Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama

References: 
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Oaks of the World

Tuesday

Quercus laevis


Name: 
Quercus laevis Walter (1788)

Synonyms: 
Quercus catesbaei Michx. (1801)

Local Names: 

Range: 
USA: (Alabama, Florida, Georgia (US), Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)

References: 
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Monday

Quercus jinpinensis



Name: 
Quercus jinpinensis (Y. C. Hsu & H. Wei Jen) C. C. Huang (1992)

Synonyms: 
Cyclobalanopsis jinpinensis Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen 1976 

Local Names: 
jin ping qing gang

Range: 
CHINA: (SE Yunnan)

References: 
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Oaks of the World
Illustration

Quercus libani



Name: 
Quercus libani  G. Olivier (1801) 


Synonyms: 
Quercus carduchorum K.Koch 1849
Quercus serratifolia Benth. ex Petzh. & Kirchn. 1864
Quercus squarrosa Kotschy ex A.DC 1864
Quercus tchihatchewii Kotschy 1860

Local Names: 
Lebanon Oak
Mount Lebanon Oak

Range: 
WEST ASIA: W Iran, NW Iraq, N Israel, N & W Syria, Turkey: (E Anatolia)

References: 
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Oaks of the World

Thursday

Quercus gambelii



Name: 
Quercus gambelii Nutt. (1847)

Synonyms: 

Quercus albifolia C. H. Mull. (1942)
Quercus gunnisonii Rydb. (1901)
Quercus submollis Rydb. (1901)
Quercus gambelii var. gunnisonii (Torr. & A. Gray) Wenz. (1884)
Quercus utahensis (A. DC.) Rydb. (1901)


Local Names: 
Gambel's Oak
Rocky Mountain White Oak
Shin Oak
Utah White Oak

Range: 
USA: (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming), MEXICO: (Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila)

References: 
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Wednesday

Quercus virginiana



Name: 
 Quercus virginiana Mill. (1768)

Synonyms: 
Quercus andromeda Riddell 1853
Quercus hemisphaerica hort. ex Endl. 1848
Quercus phellos var. obtusifolia Lam. 1785
Quercus phellos var. sempervirens Marshall 1785
Quercus sempervirens Walt. 1788, (not Mill.)
Quercus virens Ait. 1789
Quercus virginiana var. eximea Sarg. 1918

Local Names: 

Range/Natural Distribution:
USA: (Alabama, Florida, Georgia (US), Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)

References: 
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Oaks of the World
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