Fagaceae
Quercus

Quercus suber L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 995 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & Central Medit. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Corse, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia

Introduced into:

Baleares, Canary Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (1998). World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales: 1-408. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Vila-Viçosa, C., Capelo, J., Alves, P., Almeida, R. & Vázquez, F.M. (2022). New annotated checklist of the Portuguese oaks (Quercus, Fagaceae). https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.79286. epublication.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Cooke, G. B. (1961). Cork and the cork tree. Pergamon Press, New York.
  • Vogiatzakis, I. N. & Careddu, M. B. (2003). Mapping the distribution and extent of Quercus suber habitats in Sardinia: a literature review and a proposed methodology. Geographical Paper. no. 171, University of Reading, Reading.
  • Vogiatzakis, I. N., Griffiths, G. H. & Bacchetta, G. (2005). Human impacts on Quercus suber habitats in Sardinia: Past and present. Bot. Chron. 18(1): 293–300.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gay, J. [s.n.], France K000832051 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], France K000832052 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.], France K000832054 Yes
Pommaret, E.de. [s.n.], France K000832055 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.], France K000832056 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.], France K000832057 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.], France K000832053 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.], France K000832050 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0