Fagaceae
Quercus

Quercus × welwitschii Samp.

First published in Man. Fl. Port.: 123 (1910)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is Iberian Peninsula. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. The hybrid formula is Q. estremadurensis × Q. pyrenaica.

Distribution

Native to:

Portugal, Spain

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Vásquez Pardo, F.M. & al. (2025). Híbridos del género Quercus L. (Fagaceae) en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 19: 35-58.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (1998). World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales: 1-408. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Quercus × neomairei.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Vásquez Pardo, F.M. & al. (2025). Híbridos del género Quercus L. (Fagaceae) en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 19: 35-58.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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