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Fagaceae

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Fagaceae Dumortier pp. 11, 12
1892Fagaceae Engler p. 95
1919Fagaceae Knowlton
1941Fagaceae MacGinitie
1974Fagaceae Ozaki
1989Fagaceae Shoshani et al. p. 434
2000Fagaceae Mabberley
2008Fagaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Fagaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17
2016Fagaceae Xu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyFagaceae
familyFagaceae

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.

Fm. Fagaceae Dumortier 1829
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G. †Amentogerdiopollenites Crepet and Nixon 1989
G. †Amplobalanus Crepet and Nixon 1989
G. †Antiquacupula Sims et al. 1998
G. †Carpinites Goeppert and Berendt 1845
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Carpinites dubius Goeppert and Berendt 1845
G. Castanea Miller 1754 [chestnut]
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Castanea atavia Unger 1850
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Invalid names: Castanea ungeri Heer 1869 [synonym]
Castanea claibornensis Berry 1914
Castanea dolicophylla Cockerell 1908
Castanea fujiyamae Tanai 1970
Castanea intermedia Lesquereux 1878
Castanea protoantiqua Suzuki 1976
Castanea pulchella Knowlton 1899
Castanea pumila Linnaeus 1753
Castanea sativa Miller 1786
G. †Castaneophyllum Jones and Dilcher 1988
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Castaneophyllum patagonicum Wilf et al. 2019
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Invalid names: Tetracera patagonica Berry 1925 [replaced]
G. Castanopsis Spach 1842 [chinquapin]
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Castanopsis ceratacantha Rehder and Wilson 1916
Castanopsis fissa Rehder and Wilson 1916
Castanopsis indica de Candolle 1863
Castanopsis longipetiolatum Knowlton 1899
Castanopsis perplexa Knowlton 1902
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Invalid names: Quercus browni Brooks 1935 [objective synonym]
Castanopsis rothwellii Wilf et al. 2019
Castanopsis tribuloides de Candolle 1863
G. †Castanoxylon Navale 1964
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Castanoxylon bavaricum Selmeier 1970
Castanoxylon indicum Navale 1964
Castanoxylon tertiarum Navale 1964
G. †Cupuliferoipollenites Potonié
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Cupuliferoipollenites barainsus Mathur and Mathur 1969
Cupuliferoipollenites ovatus Venkatachala and Kar 1969
G. †Dryobalanus Landgrebe 1842
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Dryobalanus basalticus Landgrebe 1842
G. †Fagophyllum Nathorst 1888
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Fagophyllum duseni Berry 1937
Fagophyllum gottschei Nathorst 1888
Fagophyllum nervosum Nathorst 1888
Fagophyllum retosum Dawson 1893
G. †Fagopsis Hollick 1909
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Fagopsis longifolia Lesquereux 1872
Fagopsis undulata Knowlton 1899
G. †Fagoxylon Stopes and Fujii 1910
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Fagoxylon hokkaidense Stopes and Fujii 1910
G. Fagus Linnaeus 1753 [beech]
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Fagus americana Sweet 1826
Fagus antipofii Abich 1858
Fagus cretacea Newberry 1868
Fagus deucalionis Unger 1882
Fagus dicksoni Dusen 1899
Fagus engleriana Seemen 1900
Fagus feroniae Unger 1845
Fagus hitchcockii Lesquereux 1861
Fagus integrifolia Dusen 1899
Fagus lambertensis Berry 1916
Fagus longifolia Lesquereux 1872
Fagus macrophylla Unger 1854
Fagus orbiculata Lesquereux 1891
Fagus papyracea Knowlton 1918
Fagus polycladus Lesquereux 1868
Fagus protonucifera Dawson 1882
Fagus pseudoferruginea Lesquereux 1878
Fagus sieboldii Endlicher 1864
Fagus subferruginea Dusen 1899
G. †Galla Ludwig 1857
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Galla quercina Lesquereux 1892
G. Lithocarpus Blume 1826
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G. †Nephelites Deane 1902
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Nephelites equidentata Deane 1902
G. †Parafagus Oliver 1936
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Parafagus otakouia Oliver 1936
G. †Parvobalanus Crepet and Nixon 1989
G. Pasania Miquel 1855
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Pasania densiflora Hooker and Arnott 1840
G. †Pasianopsis Saporta and Marion 1878
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Pasianopsis retinervis Saporta and Marion 1878
G. †Protofagacea Herendeen et al. 1995
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Protofagacea allonensis Herendeen et al. 1995
G. †Pseudofagus Smiley and Huggins 1981
G. †Quercinium Unger 1842
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Quercinium abromeiti Platen 1907
Quercinium anomalum Platen 1907
Quercinium knowltoni Felix 1896
Quercinium lamarense Knowlton 1899
Quercinium lesquereuxi Platen 1907
Quercinium quercoides Goeppert 1839
Quercinium sabulosum Unger 1842
Quercinium solerederi Platen 1907
Quercinium wardi Platen 1907
Invalid names: Kloedenia Goeppert 1839 [synonym]
G. †Querciphyllum Nathorst 1888
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Querciphyllum lonchitis Nathorst 1888
G. †Quercophyllum Fontaine 1889
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Quercophyllum platanoides MacGinitie 1941
Quercophyllum wyomingense Fontaine 1899
G. †Quercoxylon Hofmann 1929
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Quercoxylon cerris Hofmann 1929
G. Quercus Linnaeus 1753 [oak]
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Subg. Quercus (Cyclobalanopsis) Oersted [ring-cupped oak]
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Quercus abnormalis Berry 1907
Quercus acrodon Massalongo 1853
Quercus acuminata Michaux 1895
Quercus acutissima Carruthers 1862
Quercus aemulans Lesquereux 1871
Quercus affinis Scheider 1837
Quercus alaskana Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Quercus pandurata Heer 1868 [replaced]
Quercus alba Linnaeus 1753
Quercus alnoides Lesquereux 1891
Quercus angustiloba Braun 1861
Quercus antiqua Newberry 1868
Quercus aquamara Ward 1885
Quercus aquifolioides Rehder and Wilson 1916
Quercus argentum Knowlton 1901
Quercus asymmetrica Trelease 1924
Quercus balaninorum Cockerell 1908
Quercus banksiaefolia Newberry 1863
Quercus baueri Knowlton 1916
Quercus berryi Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Quercus breweri Lesquereux 1883 [replaced]
Quercus bicornis Ward 1885
Quercus bonnieri Colani 1920
Quercus boweniana Lesquereux 1878
Quercus brevifolia Sargent 1895
Quercus breweri Engelmann 1880
Quercus carbonensis Ward 1885
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Invalid names: Dryophyllum basidentatum Ward 1885 [synonym]
Quercus castaneopsis Lesquereux 1883
Quercus castanoides Newberry 1882
Quercus castanopsis Newberry 1882
Quercus catesbaeifolia Berry 1916
Quercus celastrifolia Lesquereux 1888
Quercus chamissonis Heer 1868
Quercus championii Bentham 1854
Quercus chaneyi Knowlton 1926
Quercus chapmani Sargent 1895
Quercus chapmanifolia Berry 1916
Quercus chrysolepis Liebmann 1854
Quercus cinereoides Lesquereux 1878
Quercus clarnensis Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Quercus affinis Newberry 1883 [replaced]
Quercus cognatus Knowlton 1926
Quercus coloradensis Lesquereux 1888
Quercus competens Lesquereux 1875
Quercus consimilis Newberry 1883
Quercus convexa Lesquereux 1878
Quercus coriacea Newberry 1863
Quercus crossii Lesquereux 1887
Quercus culveri Knowlton 1899
Quercus cuneata Wangenheim 1820
Quercus dakotensis Lesquereux 1883
Quercus dallii Lesquereux 1882
Quercus dawsoni Knowlton 1898
Quercus dayana Knowlton 1902
Quercus declinata Dorf 1930
Quercus dentata Thunberg 1784
Quercus dentoni Lesquereux 1883
Quercus dentonoides Knowlton 1900
Quercus digitata Sudworth 1892
Quercus dilatata Lindley 1864
Quercus dispersa Lesquereux 1878
Quercus distincta Lesquereux 1878
Quercus doljensis Pilar 1883
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Invalid names: Rhus pseudomeriani Lesquereux 1878 [synonym]
Quercus drymeja Unger 1847
Quercus dryophyllopsis Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Quercus latifolia Lesquereux 1875 [replaced]
Quercus dubia Newberry 1882
Quercus duriuscula Knowlton 1902
Quercus eamesi Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Quercus salicifolia Newberry 1868 [replaced]
Quercus elaena Unger 1847
Quercus elaenoides Lesquereux 1878
Quercus elliptica Liebmann 1864
Quercus ellisiana Lesquereux 1872
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Invalid names: Quercus pealei Lesquereux 1871 [synonym]
Quercus ellsworthianus Lesquereux 1868
Quercus eoprinoides Berry 1904
Quercus eoxalapensis MacGinitie 1941
Quercus eucalyptifolia Ettingshausen 1883
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Invalid names: Quercus chlorophylloides Knowlton 1898 [synonym]
Quercus evansii Lesquereux 1859
Quercus fisheriana Knowlton 1918
Quercus flexuosa Newberry 1863
Quercus florissantensis Cockerell 1908
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Invalid names: Quercus pyrifolia Lesquereux 1883 [synonym]
Quercus fraxinifolia Lesquereux 1878
Quercus furcinervis Rossmässler 1883
Quercus furuhjelmi Heer 1868
Quercus gardneri Knowlton 1918
Quercus gaudini Lesquereux 1859
Quercus glascoena Lesquereux 1891
Quercus glauca Thunberg 1784
Quercus glennii Hollick 1906
Quercus godeti Heer 1856
Quercus goepperti Lesquereux 1878
Quercus goldianus Lesquereux 1873
Quercus griffithii Hooker and Thomson 1864
Quercus grossidentata Knowlton 1899
Quercus haidingeri Ettingshausen 1851
Quercus hatcheri Knowlton 1906
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Invalid names: Quercus cockerelli Trelease 1918 [objective synonym], Quercus montana Knowlton 1905 [replaced]
Quercus haugi Colani 1920
Quercus haydeni Lesquereux 1869
Quercus hesperia Knowlton 1899
Quercus hexagona Lesquereux 1868
Quercus hieracifolia Debey 1880
Quercus hollickii Berry 1903
Quercus holmesii Lesquereux 1883
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Invalid names: Dryophyllum salicifolium Lesquereux 1874 [synonym]
Quercus horniana Lesquereux 1888
Quercus hosiana Lesquereux 1891
Quercus idahoensis Knowlton 1898
Quercus ilex Linnaeus 1753
Quercus imbricaria Michaux 1801
Quercus incana Bartram 1791
Quercus johnstrupi Heer 1883
Quercus judithae Knowlton 1905
Quercus kanseana Lesquereux 1874
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Invalid names: Hamamelites kansaseanus Lesquereux 1874 [synonym]
Quercus knowltoniana Cockerell 1908
Quercus lambertensis Berry 1916
Quercus lamellosa Smith 1814
Quercus lantenoisi Colani 1920
Quercus latifolia Michaux 1801
Quercus laurifolia Michaux 1801
Quercus lehmani Hollick 1904
Quercus lesquereuxiana Knowlton 1898
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Invalid names: Quercus acrodon Lesquereux 1868 [replaced]
Quercus liaotungensis Koidzumi 1912
Quercus lonchitis Unger 1850
Quercus lyrata Walter 1788
Quercus lyratiformis Cockerell 1908
Quercus macneilii Brown 1962
Quercus macrocarpa Michaux 1801
Quercus magnifolia Knowlton 1899
Quercus marylandica Du Roi 1772
Quercus merriami Knowlton 1902
Quercus michauxii Nuttall 1818
Quercus microdentata Hollick 1899
Quercus milleri Berry 1909
Quercus minor Marshall 1889
Quercus miovariabilis Hu and Chaney 1938
Quercus mohavensis Axelrod 1939
Quercus mongolica Fischer 1850
Quercus montana Willdenow 1801
Quercus montanensis Knowlton 1900
Quercus morrisoniana Lesquereux 1883
Quercus multinervis Lesquereux 1859
Quercus negundoides Lesquereux 1871
Quercus neomexicana Knowlton 1918
Quercus nevadensis Lesquereux 1878
Quercus newberryi Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Quercus cuneata Newberry 1868 [replaced]
Quercus nigra Linnaeus 1753
Quercus novaecaesareae Hollick 1897
Quercus oberlii Buechler et al. 2007
Quercus obtusa Knowlton 1926
Quercus olafseni Heer 1868
Quercus oregoniana Knowlton 1902
Quercus osbornii Lesquereux 1883
Quercus palustris Münchhausen 1770
Quercus pandurata Humboldt and Bonpland 1813
Quercus parceserrata Saporta and Marion 1871
Quercus paucidentata Newberry 1882
Quercus payettensis Knowlton 1898
Quercus penhallowi Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Quercus laurifolia Newberry 1883 [replaced]
Quercus peritula Cockerell 1908
Quercus phellos Linnaeus 1753
Quercus platanoides Lamarck 1893
Quercus platinervis Lesquereux 1859
Quercus pliopalmeri Axelrod 1937
Quercus poranoides Lesquereux 1874
Quercus praedumosa Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Quercus turneri Knowlton 1900 [replaced]
Quercus praegilva Krystofovich 1926
Quercus praenigra Knowlton 1926
Quercus praeundulata Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Quercus sinuata Newberry 1868 [replaced]
Quercus pratti Berry 1907
Quercus predigitata Berry 1907
Quercus prelobata Condit 1944
Quercus previrginiana Berry 1916
Quercus primordialis Lesquereux 1868
Quercus prinoides Willdenow 1801
Quercus prinus Linnaeus 1753
Quercus protosalicina Suzuki 1959
Quercus pseudoalba Hollick 1906
Quercus pseudoalnus Ettingshausen 1852
Quercus pseudocastanea Göppert 1853
Quercus pseudochrysophylla Lesquereux 1878
Quercus pseudolyrata Lesquereux 1878
Quercus ramaleyi Cockerell 1906
Quercus raritanensis Berry 1909
Quercus ratonensis Knowlton 1918
Quercus relongtanense Colani 1920
Quercus renoana Axelrod 1958
Quercus rhamnoides Lesquereux 1891
Quercus rockvalensis Knowlton 1918
Quercus rubra Linnaeus 1753
Quercus rustii Knowlton 1926
Quercus scudderi Knowlton 1916
Quercus semialatus Lesquereux 1868
Quercus serra Unger 1847
Quercus severnensis Berry 1910
Quercus simplex Newberry 1882
Quercus simulata Knowlton 1898
Quercus sinuata Walter 1788
Quercus spokanensis Knowlton 1926
Quercus spurioilex Knowlton 1891
Quercus stantoni Knowlton 1917
Quercus stramineus Lesquereux 1872
Quercus subvariabilis Tanai 1955
Quercus sullyi Newberry 1883
Quercus sumterensis Berry 1914
Quercus suspecta Lesquereux 1891
Quercus transgressus Lesquereux 1878
Quercus turneri Willdenow 1809
Quercus ursina Knowlton 1902
Quercus valdensis Heer 1856
Quercus vancouveriana Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Dryophyllum elongatum Dawson 1893 [synonym], Dryophyllum neillianum Dawson 1893 [synonym], Quercus occidentalis Dawson 1893 [replaced]
Quercus velutina Lamarck 1785
Quercus viburnifolia Lesquereux 1878
Quercus victoriae Dawson 1882
Quercus virginiana Miller 1768
Quercus wardiana Lesquereux 1891
Quercus washingtonensis Trelease 1918
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Invalid names: Quercus elliptica Newberry 1863 [replaced]
Quercus weedii Knowlton 1899
Quercus whitei Lesquereux 1888
Quercus wislizenoides Axelrod 1944
Quercus wyomingiana Lesquereux 1872
Quercus yanceyi Knowlton 1899
Quercus yulensis Brown 1962
Quercus zeilleri Colani 1920
Invalid names: Quercus pseudolyrata angustiloba Lesquereux 1888 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available