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

Classification

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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?
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003807913 Yes
s.coll. [46] Spain K003807927 Yes
{Joâo do Amaral Franco} [1694] Portugal K003807899 Yes
Lindberg, H. [724] Spain K003807923 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [28360] Italy K003807892 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [28047] Italy K003807910 Yes
[Parlatore] [s.n.] Italy K003807914 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] France K000832057 Unknown Type Material Yes
Todel [s.n.] Gibraltar K003807928 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003807893 Yes
{Joâo do Amaral Franco} [1652] Portugal K003807900 Yes
Welw. [s.n.] Portugal K003807904 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003807895 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [718] Spain K003807924 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] France K000832050 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ballard, M.; Crowley, D.; Jones, P.; Wenham, J. [WITA35] Italy K003807908 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [s.n.] Portugal K003807921 Yes
{Adr. Fiori} [s.n.] Italy K003807916 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K003807915 Yes
Mabille, P. [s.n.] France K003807896 Yes
{Joâo do Amaral Franco} [1531] Portugal K003807901 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] France K000832054 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pommaret, E.de. [s.n.] France K000832055 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K003807926 Yes
s.coll. [33] Portugal K003807920 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K003807922 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000832052 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K003807918 Yes
Welw. [s.n.] Portugal K003807919 Yes
Mabille, P. [s.n.] France K003807897 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] France K000832051 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [42] Portugal K003807902 Yes
Ballard, M.; Crowley, D.; Jones, P.; Wenham, J. [WITA28] Italy K003807907 Yes
s.coll. [30] Portugal K003807917 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] France K000832056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Borzi, A. [s.n.] Italy K003807911 Yes
{João do Amaral Franco} [1593] Portugal K003807898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K003807925 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] France K000832053 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [M7] Portugal K003807906 Yes
Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [119] Italy K003807912 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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