Quercus macranthera
| Caucasian oak | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. macranthera |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus macranthera | |
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Quercus macranthera, commonly called as 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)[2] that is occasionally grown as an ornamental tree in Europe growing to 30 metres (98 feet) tall.[3] It is placed in section Quercus.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]It has two subspecies. One subspecies (Quercus macranthera subsp. syspirensis) is found in the common thermophilic lower- and mid-montane shrub communities of Turkey, and the other subspecies (Quercus macranthera subsp. macranthera) is found in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and northern Iran, along the Caspian Sea.
References
[edit]- ↑ Gorener, V.; Carrero, C. (2020). "Quercus macranthera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T78968730A78968739. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T78968730A78968739.en. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- 1 2 Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 11(2):259. 1838. "Quercus macranthera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ↑ Mitchell, A.; Wilkinson, J. (2001). Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins.
- ↑ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017-11-02). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
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