Quercus miyagii
Species of flowering plant
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Quercus miyagii is a species of oak native to the Ryukyu Islands.[3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Cerris |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis |
| Species: | Q. miyagii |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus miyagii | |
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A tree typically 12 metres (39 feet) tall, its acorns are consumed by the freshwater crabs Geothelphusa grandiovata and Candidiopotamon okinawense, which gather them and store them in their burrows.[5]