Quercus dentata

Daimyo oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. dentata
Binomial name
Quercus dentata
Synonyms
List
  • Quercus coreana Nakai
  • Quercus daimio K.Koch
  • Quercus obovata Bunge
  • Quercus pinnatifida Franch. & Sav.
  • Quercus pseudodentata Uyeki
  • Quercus stewardii Rehder
  • Castanopsis yunnanensis (Franch.) H.Lév.
  • Quercus dentatoides Liou
  • Quercus malacotricha A.Camus
  • Quercus oxyloba (Franch.) Liou
  • Quercus yuii Liou
  • Quercus yunnanensis Franch.

Quercus dentata, also called Japanese emperor oak, daimyo oak, or Korean oak (Japanese: , kashiwa; traditional Chinese: 柞櫟; simplified Chinese: 柞栎; pinyin: zuòlì; Korean: 떡갈나무, tteokgalnamu), is a species of oak native to East Asia (Japan, Korea and China). The name of the tree is often translated as "sweet oak" in English to distinguish it from Western varieties. It is placed in section Quercus.