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Quercus stenophylla

Quercus stenophylla
Quercus salicina5.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. stenophylla
Binomial name
Quercus stenophylla
(Blume) Makino
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 24:17. 1910
Synonyms
  • Quercus salicina
  • Quercus stenophylloides

Quercus stenophylla is an oak species found in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

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

Stenophyllanin A, a tannin, and other quinic acid gallates can be found in Q. stenophylla. The triterpene friedelin can also be isolated from the leaves of the tree.



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