Quercus mongolica

Mongolian oak
	Mongolian oak
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix III
Scientific 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; Fisch. ex Ledeb.
Synonyms
	List Quercus crispulimongolica Nakai ; Quercus kirinensis Nakai ; Quercus sessiliflora var. mongolica (Fisch. ex Ledeb.) Franch. ; Quercus crispula Blume ; Quercus grosseserrata Blume ; Quercus humosa Blume ; Quercus keizo-kishimae Yanagita ;

Quercus mongolica, commonly known as Mongolian oak, is a species of oak native to Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, and Siberia.^[1] The species can grow to be 30 metres (98 feet) tall.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The flavono-ellagitannins mongolicin A and B can be found in Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata.^[7]

Extrafloral nectaries have been reported on the leaf buds of this species.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb". Species+. UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
^ "Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ 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, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
^ Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN 978-0-87474-708-9
^ Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN 4-635-07003-4
^ 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
^ 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.

External links

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 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] "Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online

[4] 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, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

[5] Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN 978-0-87474-708-9

[6] Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN 4-635-07003-4

[7] 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

[8] 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.

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