Quercus acutissima Carruth.

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Quercus acutissima

Photo: Mark Hyde
Halfway House, Headlands

Quercus acutissima

Photo: Mark Hyde
Halfway House, Headlands

Quercus acutissima

Photo: Mark Hyde
Halfway House, Headlands

Quercus acutissima

Photo: Mark Hyde
Halfway House, Headlands

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Synonyms:
Common names: Sawtooth oak (English)
Description: Deciduous tree to 15 m tall. Leaves oblong with prominent bristle-like teeth, glossy above. Acorn cup enclosing 2/3rds of the nut, covered in spreading spine-like scales.
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Worldwide distribution: Native to Korea, Japan and China.
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Literature:

Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 933.

Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 221.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Quercus acutissima
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Quercus acutissima
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Quercus acutissima
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Quercus acutissima
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iNaturalist: Quercus acutissima
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Quercus acutissima
JSTOR Plant Science: Quercus acutissima
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Quercus acutissima
Plants of the World Online: Quercus acutissima
Tropicos: Quercus acutissima
Wikipedia: Quercus acutissima


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Quercus acutissima.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=226050, retrieved 29 March 2024

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