Quercus pontica

Quercus pontica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Ponticae
Species:
Q. pontica
Binomial name
Quercus pontica

Quercus pontica, the Pontine oak or Armenian oak,[2][3][4] is a species of endangered oak currently extant to the western Caucasus mountains of Georgia and northeastern Turkey where it grows at altitudes of 1,300–2,100 metres (4,300–6,900 feet).[5]

  1. ^ Strijk, J.S. & Carrero, C. (2020). "Quercus pontica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T194222A2304749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T194222A2304749.en. Retrieved 23 September 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Brickell, Christopher (2019-10-01). Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4654-9896-0.
  3. ^ Wiersema, John H.; León, Blanca (1999-02-26). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2119-1.
  4. ^ David More, John White, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees, (Timber Press Inc., 2002), 379.
  5. ^ Christina Carrero (Morton Arboretum, Chicago; Genomics), Joeri Strijk (Alliance for Conservation Tree (2020-01-28). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Quercus pontica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.