Biology:Quercus vulcanica
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Fagaceae
Kasnak oak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
Section: | Quercus sect. Quercus |
Species: | Q. vulcanica
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Binomial name | |
Quercus vulcanica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Kotschy
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Quercus vulcanica is a species of flowering plant in the Fagaceae family.[2] It is referred to by the common name Kasnak oak, and is a rare species of tree native to Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.[3][4] It is placed in section Quercus.[5]
Quercus vulcanica is highly valued in its native region as a source of lumber and also as an ornamental. It is a large tree up to 33 metres (108 feet) tall, with a trunk sometimes attaining 150 centimetres (59 inches) in diameter. The bark is gray and fissured. The leaves are up to 16 cm (6 1⁄4 in) long, egg-shaped with deep lobes, green on the top but yellow-green on the underside.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Stephan, J. (2018). "Quercus vulcanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T194246A2305898. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194246A2305898.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194246/2305898. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Quercus vulcanica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Kotschy". The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d.. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000293905.
- ↑ "Quercus vulcanica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Kotschy". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296917-1.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Life
- ↑ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min; Hipp, Andrew L. (2017-11-02) (xls), Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1, https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_2_1_________An_updated_infrageneric_classification_of_the_oaks/5547622/1, retrieved 2023-02-17
- ↑ Dutkuner, I., & M. Genç. 2001. Kasnak Oak (Quercus vulcanica Boiss. and Heldr. ex Kotschy) Its botanical and silvicultural properties and some suggestions to protect and extend its habitat.
- ↑ Kotschy, Carl Georg Theodor 1860. Die Eichen Europa's und des Orient's plate 18
External links
- Quercus vulcanica - information, genetic conservation units and related resources. European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN)
Wikidata ☰ Q6372378 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus vulcanica.
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