Quercus salicina

Quercus salicina is an oak species found in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Quercus salicina
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. salicina
Binomial name
Quercus salicina Blume
Synonyms
Cyclobalanopsis angustissima (Makino) Kudô & Masam. Cyclobalanopsis salicina (Blume) Oerst. Cyclobalanopsis salicina f. angustata (Nakai) Honda Cyclobalanopsis salicina f. latifolia (Nakai) Honda Cyclobalanopsis salicina var. stenophylla (Blume) Honda Cyclobalanopsis stenophylla (Blume) Schottky Cyclobalanopsis stenophylla var. angustata (Nakai) Nakai Quercus angustissima Makino Quercus glauca var. salicina (Blume) Menitsky Quercus glauca var. stenophylla Blume Quercus salicina f. angustata (Nakai) H.Ohba Quercus salicina f. latifolia (Nakai) H.Ohba Quercus salicina var. stenophylla (Blume) Hatus. Quercus stenophylla (Blume) Makino Quercus stenophylla var. angustata Nakai Quercus stenophylla var. latifolia Nakai Quercus stenophylla var. salicina Makino

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The larvae of the Japanese oakblue (Arhopala japonica), of Acrocercops vallata and Marumba sperchius feed on Q. salicina.

Stenophyllanin A, a tannin,^[2] and other quinic acid gallates^[3] can be found in Q. salicina. The triterpene friedelin can also be isolated from the leaves of the tree.^[4]