Global InformationQuercus sagrana information
| Cuban oak | |
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Conservation status
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 Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Virentes |
| Species: | Q. sagrana
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus sagrana Nutt.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Quercus sagrana, also spelled Quercus sagraeana, the Cuban oak, is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to western Cuba in the Cuban pine forests ecoregion. It is the only oak native to the Caribbean.
It is known in Cuban Spanish as encina del sur.[3]
- ^ Jerome, D (2020). "Quercus sagrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T89965324A89965347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T89965324A89965347.en. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Quercus sagrana Nutt." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Encina (Quercus virginiana) - EcuRed". www.ecured.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2024.