''Quercus treubiana'' is a member of the ''Quercus'' (oak) genus, placed in subgenus ''Cerris'', section ''Cyclobalanopsis''. It is found in the tropical mountain forests of
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java Isl ...
and Sumatra at altitudes between 600 and 2200m. It is named for
Melchior Treub
Melchior Treub (26 December 1851 – 3 October 1910) was a Dutch botanist. He worked at the Bogor Botanical Gardens in Buitenzorg on the island of Java, south of Batavia, Dutch East Indies, gaining renown for his work on tropical flora. He also ...
, 1851–1910, who was until 1909 Director of the
Bogor Botanical Gardens
The Bogor Botanical Gardens ( id, Kebun Raya Bogor) is a botanical garden located in Bogor, Indonesia, 60 km south of central Jakarta. It is currently operated by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesian: ''Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indo ...
, Indonesia. It was first formally named by
Karl Otto von Seemen Karl Otto von Seemen (24 March 1838 - 20 September 1910) was a German botanist and horticulturalist. He is noted for his studies of plants in the south of Africa.
Plants studied
According to the International Plant Names Index (IPNI) some 109 plan ...
in 1906 in the ''Bulletin de Département de l’Agriculture aux Indes Néerlandaises'' (Buitenzorg /
Bogor
Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.