OakSoriety

Quercus serrata subsp. brevipetiolata (A.DC.) Nakai

Full name:

Quercus serrata subsp. brevipetiolata (A.DC.) Nakai, (1924) is an accepted name.

Infrageneric Classification:

Subgenus Quercus, Section Quercus

Nomenclature Note:

Basionym: Q. urticifolia var. brevipetiolata A. DC. (1864). A synonym of Q. serrata Murray (1784) in the World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (1998), but maintained here.

Description:

This variety is horticulturally distinct having subsessile leaves (petiole 3-5 mm long): the type variety has petioles 10-30 mm long.

Natural Distribution:

FAR EAST ASIA: S E CHINA, JAPAN

Illustration of Leaves