Quercus ser. Virentes
| Quercus ser. Virentes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus |
| Series: | Virentes Nixon |
Quercus series Virentes ─ also called subsection Virentes ─ is a monophyletic group of seven North American evergreen or brevideciduous live oak species within the genus Quercus subgenus Quercus section Quercus.[1][2]
- Quercus brandegeei - Baja California
- Quercus geminata - sand live oak — southeastern North America
- Quercus fusiformis - Texas live oak or Plateau Live Oak — south central North America
- Quercus minima - dwarf live oak — southeastern North America
- Quercus oleoides - Costa Rica into Mexico
- Quercus sagraeana - Cuban live oak - western Cuba
- Quercus virginiana - southern live oak — southeastern North America
See also
References
- 0. ^ Cavender-Bares, et al. (2015). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the American live oaks (Quercus subsection Virentes): a genomic and
population genetics approach." Molecular Ecology 24:3668-3687.
- ↑ Muller, Cornelius H. (1961). "The live oaks of the series Virentes". American Midland Naturalist 65 (1): 17–39. JSTOR 2422999.
- ↑ Nixon, Kevin C. (1985). A biosystematic study of Quercus series Virentes (the live oaks) with phylogenetic analyses of Fagales, Fagaceae and Quercus (Ph.D. thesis). University of Texas, Austin.
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