Quercus tarokoensis

Quercus tarokoensis is a species of oak. It is a tree endemic to eastern Taiwan.^[2] It grows on calcareous (limestone-derived) soils in evergreen forests, often on steep slopes, from 400 to 1,300 meters elevation.^[1]

Quercus tarokoensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (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. Ilex
Species:	Q. tarokoensis
Binomial name
Quercus tarokoensis Hayata (1918)

The species was first described by Bunzō Hayata in 1918.^[2] It is part of Quercus section Ilex, and is closely related to Q. bawanglingensis of Hainan.^[3]