# Quercus floribunda

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Species of plant in the genus Quercus

Quercus floribunda Quercus floribunda growth form Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Quercus Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cerris Section: Quercus sect. Ilex Species: Q. floribunda Binomial name Quercus floribunda Lindl. ex A.Camus[2] Synonyms[3] Quercus dilatata Royle Quercus himalayana Bahadur

***Quercus floribunda***, called the **Moru oak** or **Mohru oak**, **Tilonj oak** and **green oak**, is a species of [oak](/source/Oak) native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India's western Himalaya, and Nepal,[3] typically found from 2,000 to 3,000 metres (6,600 to 9,800 feet) above sea level. It is in the subgenus *Cerris*, [section *Ilex*](/source/Quercus_sect._Ilex).[4] An evergreen tree with a dense crown reaching 30 m (98 ft), it is an important fuelwood and fodder species.[5]

		- young leaves are red

		- variety in leaf shape

		- acorns

		- pollarded for charcoal or fodder production

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-0)** Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). ["*Quercus floribunda*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/78917469/78917485). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2020** e.T78917469A78917485. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T78917469A78917485.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T78917469A78917485.en). Retrieved 13 November 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Chênes, Atlas 2: 131 (1935)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-77176946-1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-77176946-1_3-1) ["*Quercus floribunda* Lindl. ex A.Camus"](http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77176946-1). *Plants of the World Online*. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). ["Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks"](https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_2_1_________An_updated_infrageneric_classification_of_the_oaks/5547622/1) (xls). *figshare*. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1](https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.5547622.v1). Retrieved 2023-02-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Okia, Dr. Clement A. (25 April 2012). *Global Perspectives on Sustainable Forest Management*. IntechOpen. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-953-51-0569-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-953-51-0569-5).

Taxon identifiers Quercus floribunda Wikidata: Q15339679 Wikispecies: Quercus floribunda CoL: 4R4Y2 EoL: 1151610 GBIF: 2880561 GRIN: 415559 iNaturalist: 543169 IPNI: 296154-1 IRMNG: 10804085 IUCN: 78917469 NCBI: 568700 Open Tree of Life: 63431 PfaF: Quercus floribunda Plant List: kew-172789 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77176946-1 RHS: 134391 Tropicos: 50277517 WFO: wfo-0000290805

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