Quercus kerangasensis

Quercus kerangasensis is a species of oak native to Borneo.^[1][2] It is placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[3]

Quercus kerangasensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:	Q. kerangasensis
Binomial name
Quercus kerangasensis Soepadmo (1968)

Range and habitat

Quercus kerangasensis is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is found in Brunei, the Malaysian state of Sarawak, and central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo.^[1]

It grows in floodplain primary conifer forests, and in Sarawak it grows in heath forests (also known as kerangas forests), from sea level up to 400 meters elevation.^[1]

Conservation

Quercus kerangasensis is threatened with habitat loss from widespread deforestation across its range.^[1]