Quercus miyagii
Quercus miyagii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Species: | Q. miyagii
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Binomial name | |
Quercus miyagii Koidz.[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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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[]
- ^ Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 167 (1912)
- ^ a b "Quercus miyagii Koidz". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Quercus
- Flora of the Ryukyu Islands
- Plants described in 1912