Mongolian oak | |
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Mongolian oak | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Section: | Quercus |
Species: | Q. mongolica |
Binomial name | |
Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb. |
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Quercus mongolica, commonly known as Mongolian oak, is a species of oak native to Japan, southern Kuriles, Sakhalin, Manchuria, central and northern China, Korea, eastern Mongolia, and eastern Siberia. The species can grow to be 30 m tall.
The flavono-ellagitannins mongolicin A and B can be found in Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata.