''Quercus lowii'' is a species of oak (''
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 ' ...
'') native to the mountains of northern
Borneo
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Range and habitat
''Quercus lowii'' is native to
Malaysian Borneo. It is mostly found in the vicinity of
Mount Kinabalu
Mount Kinabalu ( ms, Gunung Kinabalu, Dusun: ''Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu'') is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of , it is third-highest peak of an island on Earth, and 20th most prominent mountain in the worl ...
in
Sabah
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state, along with a single location in
Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...
.
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''Quercus lowii'' grows in montane rain forest between 1,500 and 2,500 metres elevation. It is typically found on soils derived from ultrabasic rocks.][
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Conservation
''Quercus lowii'' is affected by habitat loss
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from deforestation
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then land conversion, converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban area, urban ...
and replacement of its native forests with tree plantations. Its conservation status is assessed as near threatened
A near-threatened species is a species which has been categorized as "Near Threatened" (NT) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as that may be vulnerable to endangerment in the near future, but it does not currently qualify fo ...
.[
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Taxonomy
''Quercus lowii'' is classed in subgenus ''Cerris'', section ''Cyclobalanopsis''.[Quercus lowii King. Schottky, Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, 47: 653 (1912) ''wcsp.science.kew.org'']
accessed 29 September 2020
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lowii
Endemic flora of Borneo
Flora of Sabah
Flora of Sarawak
Flora of the Borneo montane rain forests
Plants described in 1889