Quercus macranthera
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| Caucasian Oak | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Section: | Mesobalanus |
| Species: | Q. macranthera |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus macranthera Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen. [1] | |
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 meters tall.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 11(2):259. 1838. GRIN (July 10, 2002). "Quercus macranthera information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ↑ Mitchell, A., Wilkinson, J. (2001). Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins.
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