Taxon: Quercus acutissima Carruth.

Summary

Genus:

Quercus

Family:

Fagaceae

Subfamily:

Fagoideae

Nomen number:

70535

Place of publication:

J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6:33. 1862

Verified:

07/07/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

20 (7 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Quercus acutissima Carruth. subsp. acutissima

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Pemberton, R. W. & N. S. Lee. 1996. Wild food plants in South Korea; market presence, new crops, and exports to the United States. Econ. Bot. 50:60.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	sawthorn oak	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English	sawtooth oak	1	Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Japanese Rōmaji	kunugi	2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Transcribed Chinese	ma li	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean	sangsurinamu	2	Pemberton, R. W. & N. S. Lee. 1996. Wild food plants in South Korea; market presence, new crops, and exports to the United States. Econ. Bot. 50:60.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu	s.e.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Assam		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand		n.	Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e.), Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Sikkim, Assam], Nepal
INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand (n.), Vietnam

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental		Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Materials	wood	timber	Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70535. Accessed 12 May 2026.