Quercus miyagii

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Quercus miyagii
Quercus miyagii.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species:
Q. miyagii
Binomial name
Quercus miyagii
Koidz.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyclobalanopsis miyagii (Koidz.) Kudô & Masam.
  • Cyclobalanopsis yayeyamensis (Koidz.) Kudô & Masam.

Quercus miyagii is a species of oak native to the Ryukyu Islands.[2] A tree typically 12 m tall, its acorns are consumed by the freshwater crabs and , which gather them and store them in their burrows.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 167 (1912)
  2. ^ a b "Quercus miyagii Koidz". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ Sasaki, Takeshi; Naruse, Tohru (December 2014). "Acorn–foraging activity and feeding behaviour by two species of freshwater crabs (Brachyura: Potamidae) from Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan". Crustacean Research. 43: 31–40. doi:10.18353/crustacea.43.0_31. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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