Species of oak tree
Quercus salicina
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Rosids
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Order:
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Fagales
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Family:
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Fagaceae
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Genus:
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Quercus
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Subgenus:
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Quercus subg. Cerris
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Section:
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Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis
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Species:
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Q. salicina
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Binomial name
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Quercus salicina
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Synonyms
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- Cyclobalanopsis angustissima (Makino) Kudô & Masam.
- Cyclobalanopsis salicina (Blume) Oerst.
- Cyclobalanopsis salicina f. angustata (Nakai) Honda
- Cyclobalanopsis salicina f. latifolia (Nakai) Honda
- Cyclobalanopsis salicina var. stenophylla (Blume) Honda
- Cyclobalanopsis stenophylla (Blume) Schottky
- Cyclobalanopsis stenophylla var. angustata (Nakai) Nakai
- Quercus angustissima Makino
- Quercus glauca var. salicina (Blume) Menitsky
- Quercus glauca var. stenophylla Blume
- Quercus salicina f. angustata (Nakai) H.Ohba
- Quercus salicina f. latifolia (Nakai) H.Ohba
- Quercus salicina var. stenophylla (Blume) Hatus.
- Quercus stenophylla (Blume) Makino
- Quercus stenophylla var. angustata Nakai
- Quercus stenophylla var. latifolia Nakai
- Quercus stenophylla var. salicina Makino
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Quercus salicina is an oak species found in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[1]
The larvae of the Japanese oakblue (Arhopala japonica), of Acrocercops vallata and Marumba sperchius feed on Q. salicina.
Stenophyllanin A, a tannin,[2] and other quinic acid gallates[3] can be found in Q. salicina. The triterpene friedelin can also be isolated from the leaves of the tree.[4]