Quercus mongolica

Mongolian oak
Mongolian oak
CITES Appendix III 
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. Quercus
Species:
Q. mongolica
Binomial name
Quercus mongolica
Varieties
  • Quercus mongolica var. crispula (Blume) H.Ohashi
  • Quercus mongolica var. mongolica
  • Quercus mongolica var. mongolicoides (H.Ohba) M.Aizawa
Synonyms
Synonyms
    • Quercus mongolica var. typica Nakai, not validly publ.
    • Quercus mongolica f. typica (Nakai) Kozlov, not validly publ.
    • Quercus sessiliflora var. mongolica (Fisch. ex Ledeb.) Franch.

    synonyms of var. crispula:

    • Quercus crispula Blume
    • Quercus crispula f. fastigiata V.V.Byalt & Firsov
    • Quercus crispula var. grosseserrata (Blume) Miq.
    • Quercus crispula var. horikawae H.Ohba
    • Quercus crispula var. sachalinensis Koidz.
    • Quercus crispulimongolica Nakai, nom. nud.
    • Quercus crispuloides Uyeki
    • Quercus grosseserrata Blume
    • Quercus grosseserrata f. longifolia Nakai
    • Quercus grosseserrata f. macrocarpa Nakai
    • Quercus humosa Blume
    • Quercus keizo-kishimae Yanagita
    • Quercus liaotungensis Koidz.
    • Quercus mongolica subsp. crispula (Blume) Menitsky
    • Quercus mongolica f. glabra Nakai
    • Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata (Blume) Rehder & E.H.Wilson
    • Quercus mongolica var. liaotungensis (Koidz.) Nakai
    • Quercus mongolica f. longifolia (Nakai) Kitam. & T.Horik.
    • Quercus mongolica f. macrocarpa (Nakai) Kitam. & T.Horik.
    • Quercus serratoides Uyeki
    • Quercus serratoides var. ovata Uyeki

    synonyms of var. mongolica:

    • Quercus crispula var. manshurica Koidz.
    • Quercus kirinensis Nakai
    • Quercus mongolica f. funebris Nakai
    • Quercus mongolica var. kirinensis (Nakai) Kitag.
    • Quercus mongolica f. laciniata Hayashi, nom. illeg. homonym. post.
    • Quercus mongolica var. macrocarpa H.W.Jen & L.M.Wang
    • Quercus mongolica var. manshurica (Koidz.) Nakai
    • Quercus mongolica f. tomentosa Nakai
    • Quercus mongolica var. tomentosa (Nakai) A.Camus

    synonyms of var. mongolicioides:

    • Quercus crispula var. mongolicoides (H.Ohba) Seriz.
    • Quercus mongolicoides (H.Ohba) Hiroki
    • Quercus serrata subsp. mongolicoides H.Ohba

Quercus mongolica, commonly known as Mongolian oak, is a species of oak native to Japan, northern China, Korea, Mongolia, and southeastern Siberia. The species can grow to be 30 metres (98 feet) tall.

Foliage

The flavono-ellagitannins mongolicin A and B can be found in Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata.

Extrafloral nectaries have been reported on the leaf buds of this species.

Three varieties are accepted:

References

  1. 1 2 Barstow, M. (2018). "Quercus mongolica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T194200A2303793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194200A2303793.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb". Species+. UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Quercus mongolica var. crispula (Blume) H.Ohashi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Quercus mongolica var. mongolica". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Quercus mongolica var. mongolicoides (H.Ohba) M.Aizawa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Huang, Chengjiu; Zhang, Yongtian; Bartholomew, Bruce. "Quercus mongolica". Flora of China. Vol. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2012 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  8. ↑ Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN 978-0-87474-708-9
  9. ↑ Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN 4-635-07003-4
  10. ↑ Tannins and related compounds. LXXI. Isolation and characterization of mongolicins A and B, novel flavono-ellagitannins from Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata. Ishimaru K, Ishimatsu M, Nonaka G, Mihashi K, Iwase Y and Nishioka I, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1988, volume 36, number 9, pages 3312–3318
  11. ↑ Weber, Marjorie G.; Keeler, Kathleen H. (2012-10-18). "The phylogenetic distribution of extrafloral nectaries in plants". Annals of Botany. 111 (6): 1251–1261. doi:10.1093/aob/mcs225. eISSN 1095-8290. PMC 3662505.