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Quercus pseudoverticillata

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Quercus pseudoverticillata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cerris
Section: Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. pseudoverticillata
Binomial name
Quercus pseudoverticillata
Soepadmo (1966)

Quercus pseudoverticillata is a rare species of oak in the family Fagaceae. It is endemic to Mount Kinabalu on Borneo.[1]

Quercus pseudoverticillata is known from a single location on Mount Kinabalu, in Malaysia's Sabah state in northeastern Borneo. It lives in montane rain forest between 1,280 and 1,650 metres elevation.

The species' conservation status is assessed as Critically endangered. It is rare within its small range, and may be extinct.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). "Quercus pseudoverticillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2023.