Quercus senescens

Quercus senescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cerris
Section: Quercus sect. Ilex
Species:
Q. senescens
Binomial name
Quercus senescens
Varieties[2]
  • Quercus senescens var. muliensis (Hu) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen
  • Quercus senescens var. senescens

Quercus senescens is a species of oak. It is a tree native to the eastern Himalayas, northeastern India, Tibet, and south-central China.[2]

Two varieties are accepted.[2]

  • Quercus senescens var. muliensis (Hu) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen (synonym Quercus muliensis Hu) – Yunnan[3]
  • Quercus senescens var. senescens

The species was first described by Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti in 1929.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Quercus senescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T78976614A162853222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T78976614A162853222.en. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Quercus senescens Hand.-Mazz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Quercus senescens var. muliensis (Hu) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 July 2026.