Quercus floribunda

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Quercus floribunda
Quercus floribunda.jpg
Quercus floribunda growth form
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species:
Q. floribunda
Binomial name
Quercus floribunda
Lindl. ex A.Camus[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus dilatata Royle
  • Quercus himalayana Bahadur

Quercus floribunda, called the Moru oak or Mohru oak, Tilonj oak and green oak, is a species of oak native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India's western Himalaya, and Nepal,[2] typically found from 2,000 to 3,000 m above sea level. It is in the subgenus Cerris, section Ilex. An evergreen tree with a dense crown reaching 30 m, it is an important fuelwood and fodder species.[3]

  • young leaves are red

  • variety in leaf shape

  • acorns

  • pollarded for charcoal or fodder production

References[]

  1. ^ Chênes, Atlas 2: 131 (1935)
  2. ^ a b "Quercus floribunda Lindl. ex A.Camus". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ Okia, Dr. Clement A. (25 April 2012). Global Perspectives on Sustainable Forest Management. ISBN 9789535105695.
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