Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius

Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius
In Taitung County, Taiwan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Lithocarpus
Species:
L. dodonaeifolius
Binomial name
Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius
(Hayata) Hayata
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus dodonaeifolia Hayata
  • Synaedrys formosana f. dodonaeifolia (Hayata) Kudô

Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae. L. dodonaeifolius is a medium-sized tree, up to 9 m (30 ft) tall. It is endemic to Taiwan and only occurs in the Hengchun Peninsula in the extreme south of the country.[3] It grows in mixed mesophytic forests at elevations of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).[4]

The species was first described as Quercus dodonaeifolia by Bunzō Hayata in 1913. In 1917 Hayata placed the species in genus Lithocarpus as L. dodonaeifolius.[2]

Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius is similar to L. formosanus, and their identity as separate species has been questioned.[1] Molecular genetic methods suggest that they are closely related but distinct species.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Pan, F.J. (2018) [amended version of 1998 assessment]. "Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T31247A128702582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018.RLTS.T31247A128702582.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius (Hayata) Hayata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  3. ^ Liao, Jih-Ching (1996). "Fagaceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 51–123. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. ^ Chengjiu Huang; Yongtian Zhang & Bruce Bartholomew. "Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  5. ^ Chiang, T.-Y.; K.-H. Hung; T.-W. Hsu & W.-L. Wu (2004). "Lineage sorting and phylogeography in Lithocarpus formosanus and L. dodonaeifolius (Fagaceae) from Taiwan". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 91 (1): 207–222. JSTOR 3298576.