Quercus salicina is an oak species found in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[1]
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| Quercus salicina |
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| 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. salicina |
| Binomial name |
Quercus salicina
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| Synonyms |
- Cyclobalanopsis angustissima (Makino) Kudô & Masam.
- Cyclobalanopsis salicina (Blume) Oerst.
- Cyclobalanopsis salicina f. angustata (Nakai) Honda
- Cyclobalanopsis salicina f. latifolia (Nakai) Honda
- Cyclobalanopsis salicina var. stenophylla (Blume) Honda
- Cyclobalanopsis stenophylla (Blume) Schottky
- Cyclobalanopsis stenophylla var. angustata (Nakai) Nakai
- Quercus angustissima Makino
- Quercus glauca var. salicina (Blume) Menitsky
- Quercus glauca var. stenophylla Blume
- Quercus salicina f. angustata (Nakai) H.Ohba
- Quercus salicina f. latifolia (Nakai) H.Ohba
- Quercus salicina var. stenophylla (Blume) Hatus.
- Quercus stenophylla (Blume) Makino
- Quercus stenophylla var. angustata Nakai
- Quercus stenophylla var. latifolia Nakai
- Quercus stenophylla var. salicina Makino
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The larvae of the Japanese oakblue (Arhopala japonica), of Acrocercops vallata and Marumba sperchius feed on Q. salicina.
Stenophyllanin A, a tannin,[2] and other quinic acid gallates[3] can be found in Q. salicina. The triterpene friedelin can also be isolated from the leaves of the tree.[4]
