Quercus macranthera

Caucasian oak
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
Binomial name
	Quercus macranthera; Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen.
Synonyms
	List Quercus bornmuelleriana O.Schwarz ; Quercus syspirensis K.Koch ;

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.

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[grin-1] 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-2] Mitchell, A.; Wilkinson, J. (2001). Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins.

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