Quercus vulcanica

Quercus vulcanica is a species of flowering plant in the Fagaceae family.[2] It is referred to by the common name Kasnak oak, and is a rare species of tree native to Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.[3][4]

Kasnak 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. vulcanica
Binomial name
Quercus vulcanica

Quercus vulcanica is highly valued in its native region as a source of lumber and also as an ornamental. It is a large tree up to 33 meters tall, with a trunk sometimes attaining 150 cm in diameter. Bark is gray and fissured. Leaves are up to 16 cm long, egg-shaped with deep lobes, green on the top but yellow-green on the underside.[5][6]

References
  1. Stephan, J. (2018). "Quercus vulcanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T194246A2305898. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194246A2305898.en. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. "Quercus vulcanica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Kotschy". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  3. "Quercus vulcanica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Kotschy". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  4. Encyclopedia of Life
  5. Dutkuner, I., & M. Genç. 2001. Kasnak Oak (Quercus vulcanica Boiss. and Heldr. ex Kotschy) Its botanical and silvicultural properties and some suggestions to protect and extend its habitat.
  6. Kotschy, Carl Georg Theodor 1860. Die Eichen Europa's und des Orient's plate 18


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