Quercus macranthera

Caucasian oak
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. Quercus
Section:	Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:	Q. macranthera
Binomial name
Quercus macranthera Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen. [2]
Synonyms
List Quercus bornmuellerianaO.Schwarz Quercus syspirensisK.Koch

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

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

1. 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.
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.
3. Mitchell, A.; Wilkinson, J. (2001). Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins.
4. 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.