Quercus sagrana

Quercus sagrana, also spelt Quercus sagraeana, the Cuban oak, is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to western Cuba in the Cuban pine forests ecoregion. It is the only oak native to the Caribbean.

Cuban oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Virentes
Species:
Q. sagrana
Binomial name
Quercus sagrana
Synonyms
  • Quercus cubana A.Rich.
  • Quercus oleoides subsp. sagrana (Nutt.) Borhidi
  • Quercus oleoides var. sagrana (Nutt.) C.H.Mull.
  • Quercus virginiana var. sagrana (Nutt.) Trel.
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