''Quercus lineata'' is a species of ''

Quercus An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ' ...

'' (oak) in the beech family

Fagaceae The Fagaceae are a family of flowering plants that includes beeches, chestnuts and oaks, and comprises eight genera with about 927 species. Fagaceae in temperate regions are mostly deciduous, whereas in the tropics, many species occur as eve ...

, belonging to subgenus ''Cerris'', section ''Cyclobalanopsis''. It was first described by

Carl Ludwig von Blume Charles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume (9 June 1796, Braunschweig – 3 February 1862, Leiden) was a German-Dutch botanist. He was born at Braunschweig in Germany, but studied at Leiden University and spent his professional life wo ...

.The Plant List: Quercus lineata Blume is an accepted name
The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2012-03-23) which reports it as an accepted name (record 173652) with original publication details: Bijdr. 523 1826.Search Parameters Name Quercus lineata
''tropicos.org'', accessed 30 September 2020

Range and habitat

''Quercus lineata'' is native from

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

and Bangladesh through Indochina to Hainan, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo ...

. ''Quercus lineata'' is native to humid montane forests between 500 and 2,200 metres elevation. It is typically found on sandy or basic soils.

Varieties

According to Tropicos a number of varieties exist, including: *''Quercus lineata'' var. ''fargesii'' (Franch.) Skan *''Quercus lineata'' var. ''grandifolia'' Skan *''Quercus lineata'' var. ''heterochroa'' Miq. *''Quercus lineata'' var. ''hilldebrandii'' Hook.f. *''Quercus lineata'' var. ''lobbii'' Hook.f. & Thomson ex Wenz. *''Quercus lineata'' var. ''macrophylla'' Seemen *''Quercus lineata'' var. ''merkusii'' (Endl.) Wenz. *''Quercus lineata'' var. ''oxyodon'' (Miq.) Wenz.The Plant List: Quercus lineata Miq. is a synonym of Castanopsis acuminatissima (Blume) A.DC.
''www.theplantlist.org'', accessed 30 September 2020 *''Quercus lineata'' var. ''oxyrhyncha'' (Miq.) Seem. *''Quercus lineata'' var. ''thomsoniana'' (A.DC.) Wenz.

Taxonomy

''Quercus lineata'' was initially described by Blume and published in Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (''tr. Contributions to the flora of the Dutch East Indies'') 10: 523–524. 1825.

References

lineata Flora of Assam (region) Flora of Bangladesh Flora of Borneo Flora of Hainan Flora of Java Flora of Laos Flora of Malaya Flora of Myanmar Flora of Sumatra Flora of Thailand Flora of Vietnam Flora of the Borneo montane rain forests Plants described in 1826 {{Quercus-stub