Quercus macranthera
Caucasian 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. Mesobalanus |
Species: | Q. macranthera
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Quercus macranthera | |
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Quercus macranthera, commonly called the Caucasian oak, or the Persian oak, is a species of deciduous tree native to Western Asia (northern Iran, Turkey; and in the Caucasus in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan)[1] that is occasionally grown as an ornamental tree in Europe growing to 30 metres tall.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 11(2):259. 1838. "Quercus macranthera". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Mitchell, A.; Wilkinson, J. (2001). Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins.
Categories:
- Quercus
- Plants described in 1838
- Flora of Armenia
- Flora of Azerbaijan
- Trees of Western Asia
- Flora of Turkey
- Ornamental trees
- Garden plants of Asia
- Quercus stubs