Fagaceae

UK Oak Open Days 2025: Caerhays and Tregrehan

By Stephen Wood | October 27, 2025

Visits to two gardens with collections of oaks and other Fagaceae

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IOS Tour of Oregon, September 2023

By Website Editor | October 19, 2023

An account of the Tour guided by Sean Hogan

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Exploring and Safeguarding Taiwan’s Rich Fagaceae Communities

By Joeri Strijk | June 20, 2023

A work visit to Taiwan highlights the need to conserve vulnerable Fagaceae species.

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A Journey in Southeastern Taiwan Towards Conservation of Its Fagaceae Forests

By Amy Byrne | April 19, 2023

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Five IOS members were invited to participate in an International Conservation Symposium in Taiwan.

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A Fagaceae Species That Has Flummoxed Taxonomists

By Roderick Cameron | April 15, 2023

An encounter in Taiwan with a genus in Fagaceae I had never heard of.

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A new species of Stone Oak from Thailand

By Charles Snyers ... | February 13, 2014

A member of the International Oaks group on Facebook (moderated by IOS member Jeroen Braakman) posted a link to the following item.

A new species of Lithocarpus, known commonly as Stone Oak, was discovered in the Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand.

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Editor's Picks

Taxonomists Huddle at Harvard

The Harvard University Herbaria hosted a novel Oak Taxonomy...

Jeannine Cavender-Bares | Apr 21, 2026

Argentine Oak Collections through Italian Eyes

Visits to three collections of Quercus in Buenos Aires...

Morgan Santini | Apr 05, 2026

Michel Duhart and Paco Garin at Jardín Botánico Wilson, Costa Rica

In Memoriam: Michel Duhart (1923–2026)

On April 1st, the very day he turned 103, a great friend...

Francisco Garin Garcia | Apr 05, 2026

Plant Focus

Species Spotlight: Quercus orocantabrica Rivas Mart., Penas, T.E.Díaz & Llamas

Roderick Cameron and Carlos Vila-Viçosa give an account of this intriguing species from northwestern Iberia with a complex taxonomic and...