Quercus pseudococcifera

Quercus pseudococcifera is a species of flowering plant in the beech family Fagaceae, native to the west and central Mediterranean.^[1]

Quercus pseudococcifera
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. Ilex
Species:	Q. pseudococcifera
Binomial name
Quercus pseudococcifera Desf.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Quercus battandieri A.Camus Quercus coccifera subsp. pseudococcifera (Desf.) Arcang. Quercus coccifera subsp. mesto (Boiss.) Nyman Quercus mesto Boiss.

Taxonomy

Quercus pseudococcifera was first described by René Louiche Desfontaines in 1799.^[2] It has often been treated as a subspecies, variety or form of Quercus coccifera.^[1] It is placed in section Ilex.^[3]

Distribution

Quercus pseudococcifera is native to Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia in north Africa, and Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and Spain in Europe.^[1]