Quercus tarokoensis explained

Quercus tarokoensis is a species of oak. It is a tree endemic to eastern Taiwan.^[1] It grows on calcareous (limestone-derived) soils in evergreen forests, often on steep slopes, from 400 to 1,300 meters elevation.

The species was first described by Bunzō Hayata in 1918.^[1] It is part of Quercus section Ilex, and is closely related to Q. bawanglingensis of Hainan.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:360170-1 Quercus tarokoensis Hayata
2. Liu, Xue, Er-Mei Chang, Jian-Feng Liu, Yue-Ning Huang, Ya Wang, Ning Yao, and Ze-Ping Jiang (2019). Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Quercus bawanglingensis Huang, Li et Xing, a Vulnerable Oak Tree in China. Forests 10, no. 7: 587. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10070587