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Quercus obtusa

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Taxonomy
Quercus obtusa was named by Knowlton (1926). It is not extant. Its type locality is Cut No. 1, Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, which is in a Miocene fluvial shale in the Latah Formation of Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Quercus obtusa Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyFagaceae
genusQuercus
speciesobtusa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Quercus obtusa Knowlton 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available