Quercus brantii

Quercus brantii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Subgenus:	Quercus subg. Cerris
Section:	Quercus sect. Cerris
Species:	Q. brantii
Binomial name
Quercus brantii Lindl. [2]
Synonyms [3]
List Quercus aegilops subsp. brantii(Lindl.) A.Camus Quercus baneicaDjav.-Khoie, contrary to Art. 30.5 Quercus brantii subsp. oophora(Kotschy) O.Schwarz Quercus oophoraKotschy Quercus squamulosaDjav.-Khoie, contrary to Art. 30.5

Quercus brantii, Brant's oak, ^[4] is a species of oak native to Western Asia, mainly in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. ^{[5] [6]}

A shrub or small tree, Quercus brantii grows to between 6 and 15 meters tall, and has serrated leaves with 5-14 teeth per side. ^[7]

Quercus brantii (covering more than 50% of the Zagros Mountains forest steppe ecoregion) is the most important tree species of the Zagros Mountains in Iran. ^[8] It grows in soils derived from limestone at altitudes up to 2200 meters above sea level, and forms communities with other oaks, as well as Pinus brutia , Styraxofficinalis, and Paliurusspina-christi. ^[7]

Iranians use its seed in traditional medicine. Other useful products derived from oaks include fuel wood, charcoal and timber hardwood. ^[9]

References

1. Stephan, J. (2018). "Quercus brantii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T194070A2296130. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194070A2296130.en . Retrieved 20 January 2024.
2. "Oaks of the World, Quercus brantii" . Retrieved 10 April 2014.
3. "Quercus brantii Lindl." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
4. NRCS. "Quercus brantii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 July 2015.
5. "Quercus brantii Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
6. "Quercus brantii (Brant Oak)". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
7. Coombes, Allen; Cameron, Roderick. "Quercus brantii - Trees and Shrubs Online". www.treesandshrubsonline.org. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
8. M. Heydari; H. Poorbabaei; T. Rostami; M. Begim Faghir; A. Salehi; R. Ostad Hashmei (2013). "Plant species in Oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) understory and their relationship with physical and chemical propertiesof soil in different altitude classes in the Arghvan valley protected area, Iran" (PDF). Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2013, Vol. 11 No.1, pp. 97~110. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
9. B. Shiran; S. Mashayekhi; H. Jahanbazi; A. Soltani; P. Bruschi (2011). "Morphological and molecular diversity among populations of Quercus brantii Lindl. in western forest of Iran". Plant Biosystems. 145 (2): 452–460. Bibcode:2011PBios.145..452S. doi:10.1080/11263504.2011.558718. S2CID   86778676.