Quercus gussonei

Quercus gussonei is a species of oak native to northern Sicily.^[1] It is a deciduous tree growing up to 25 meters tall. It is native to the mountains of northern Sicily from 700 to 1000 meters elevation.^[2]

Quercus gussonei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Subgenus:	Quercus subg. Cerris
Section:	Quercus sect. Cerris
Species:	Q. gussonei
Binomial name
Quercus gussonei (Borzì) Brullo (1984)
Synonyms[1]
Quercus cerris var. gussonei Borzì (1911)

The plant was first described as Quercus cerris var. gussonei in 1911 by Antonino Borzì. In 1984 Salvatore Brullo described it as a separate species.^[1]