Quercus aurea

Quercus aurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Species:	Q. aurea
Binomial name
	Quercus aurea; Wierzb.
Synonyms
	Synonymy Quercus banatus P.Kučera (2018), nom. illeg. superfl. ; Quercus dalechampii subf. acutilobata Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii var. angulata Lojac. ; Quercus dalechampii f. apatini (Erdesi) Erdesi ; Quercus dalechampii var. aurea (Wierzb.) Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii subf. aureoacutilobata Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii var. breviloba Lojac. ; Quercus dalechampii var. cochleata Lojac. ; Quercus dalechampii subf. crispatolobata Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii var. grandifolia Lojac. ; Quercus dalechampii f. lancifolia Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii subf. lobulata Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii subf. lobulosa Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii subf. lobulosissima Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii f. macroloba (Borbás) Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii var. microbalana Lojac. ; Quercus dalechampii var. pallida Lojac. ; Quercus dalechampii f. piersii Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii var. pulchella Lojac. ; Quercus dalechampii f. rubens Mátyás ; Quercus dalechampii subf. semiaurea Mátyás ; Quercus frainetto var. aurea (Wierzb.) Nyman ; Quercus × kanitziana f. apatini Erdesi ; Quercus robur var. aurea (Wierzb.) Rochel ; Quercus robur var. cuneata A.DC. ; Quercus sessiliflora var. aurea (Wierzb.) A.DC. ; Quercus sessiliflora var. macroloba Borbás ; Quercus sessilis var. aurea (Wierzb.) Schur ; Quercus sessilis var. macroloba (Borbás) Borbás ; Quercus strigosa Wierzb. ex Rochel ; Quercus toza var. aurea (Wierzb.) Nyman ;

Quercus aurea is a species of oak. It is a tree native to southeastern and south-central Europe, ranging from Italy, including Sardinia and Sicily, through the Balkan Peninsula to Greece and Romania, and north to Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia.^[1]

The species includes populations formerly grouped under Quercus dalechampii. In 2012 Di Pietro et al. concluded that the name Q. dalechampii had been inconsistently applied, and designated a new lectotype. Q. dalechampii as circumscribed by Di Pietro et al. is endemic to southern Italy, and excludes the populations in southeastern Europe.^[2]^[3] The name Quercus aurea, first published by Piotr Pawlus Wierzbicki in 1835,^[1] was revived for the populations excluded from di Pietro's recircumscription. Peter Kučera considered Q. aurea an invalid name, and in 2018 proposed the new name Q. banatus for the species.^[3] As of July 2026 Plants of the World Online accepts Q. aurea as the valid name.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "Quercus aurea Wierzb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
↑ Di Pietro R, Viscosi V, Peruzzi L, Fortini P (2012) A review of the application of the name Quercus dalechampii. Taxon 61(6):1311–1316
1 2 Kučera, P. New name for Central Europaean oak formerly labelled as Quercus dalechampii. Biologia 73, 313–317 (2018). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-018-0048-z

[powo-1] 1 2 3 4 "Quercus aurea Wierzb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2026.

[2] Di Pietro R, Viscosi V, Peruzzi L, Fortini P (2012) A review of the application of the name Quercus dalechampii. Taxon 61(6):1311–1316

[Kucera-3] 1 2 Kučera, P. New name for Central Europaean oak formerly labelled as Quercus dalechampii. Biologia 73, 313–317 (2018). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-018-0048-z

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