Quercus kinabaluensis explained

Quercus kinabaluensis is a species of oak endemic to the mountains of Borneo.^[1] It is placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[2]

Range and habitat

Quercus kinabaluensis is found in a limited area of the mountains of northern Borneo, including on Mount Kinabalu, in Sabah state of Malaysia. It grows in montane tropical rain forest on basic soils from 457 to 2,438 metres elevation.

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:359752-1 Quercus kinabaluensis Soepadmo
2. Web site: Denk . Thomas . Grimm . Guido W. . Manos . Paul S. . Deng . Min . Hipp . Andrew L. . 2017 . Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks . figshare . 2023-02-24 . xls . amp .