Quercus tarokoensis

{{Short description|Species of oak}}

{{Speciesbox

|status = DD

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Carrero, C. |author2=Strijk, J.S. |year=2020 |title=Quercus tarokoensis |volume=2020 |page=e.T194238A2305596 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T194238A2305596.en |access-date=5 January 2024}}

|genus = Quercus

|display_parents = 2

|parent = Quercus sect. Ilex

|species = tarokoensis

|authority = Hayata (1918)

}}

Quercus tarokoensis is a species of oak. It is a tree endemic to eastern Taiwan.[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:360170-1 Quercus tarokoensis Hayata]. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 January 2024. It grows on calcareous (limestone-derived) soils in evergreen forests, often on steep slopes, from 400 to 1,300 meters elevation.

The species was first described by Bunzō Hayata in 1918. It is part of Quercus section Ilex, and is closely related to Q. bawanglingensis of Hainan.Liu, Xue, Er-Mei Chang, Jian-Feng Liu, Yue-Ning Huang, Ya Wang, Ning Yao, and Ze-Ping Jiang (2019). Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Quercus bawanglingensis Huang, Li et Xing, a Vulnerable Oak Tree in China. Forests 10, no. 7: 587. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10070587