Quercus lineata explained

Quercus lineata is a species of Quercus (oak) in the beech family Fagaceae, belonging to subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[1] It was first described by Carl Ludwig von Blume.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Range and habitat

Quercus lineata is native from Assam and Bangladesh through Indochina to Hainan, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java.

Quercus lineata is native to humid montane forests between 500 and 2,200 metres elevation. It is typically found on sandy or basic soils.

Varieties

According to Tropicos^[6] a number of varieties exist, including:^[7]

• Quercus lineata var. fargesii (Franch.) Skan
• Quercus lineata var. grandifolia Skan
• Quercus lineata var. heterochroa Miq.
• Quercus lineata var. hilldebrandii Hook.f.
• Quercus lineata var. lobbii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Wenz.
• Quercus lineata var. macrophylla Seemen
• Quercus lineata var. merkusii (Endl.) Wenz.
• Quercus lineata var. oxyodon (Miq.) Wenz.^[8]
• Quercus lineata var. oxyrhyncha (Miq.) Seem.
• Quercus lineata var. thomsoniana (A.DC.) Wenz.

Taxonomy

Quercus lineata was initially described by Blume and published in Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (tr. Contributions to the flora of the Dutch East Indies) 10: 523–524. 1825.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 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 .
2. Web site: The Plant List: Quercus lineata Blume is an accepted name . The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2012-03-23) which reports it as an accepted name (record 173652) with original publication details: Bijdr. 523 1826..
3. Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist. . Roskov Y. . Kunze T. . Orrell T. . Abucay L. . Paglinawan L. . Culham A. . Bailly N. . Kirk P. . Bourgoin T. . Baillargeon G. . Decock W. . De Wever A. . Didžiulis V. . 2014 . Species 2000: Reading, UK. . 26 May 2014.
4. Web site: Quercus lineata Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 523 (1826). . wcsp.science.kew.org . 30 September 2020.
5. Web site: Oaks of the World: Quercus lineata . oaks.of.the.world.free.fr . 30 September 2020.
6. Web site: Search Parameters Name Quercus lineata . tropicos.org . 30 September 2020.
7. Web site: Search (Quercus lineata) 12 records retrieved . wcsp.science.kew.org . 30 September 2020.
8. Web site: The Plant List: Quercus lineata Miq. is a synonym of Castanopsis acuminatissima (Blume) A.DC. . www.theplantlist.org . 30 September 2020.