Quercus aucheri

Quercus aucheri, the Boz-Pirnal oak[2] is a species of oak tree in the family Fagaceae. It is found in limited portions of the Aegean islands of Greece and parts of Anatolian Turkey.[1] It is placed in section Ilex.[3]

Quercus aucheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cerris
Section: Quercus sect. Ilex
Species:
Q. aucheri
Binomial name
Quercus aucheri
Jaub. & Spach

Description
Branch with acorn

The species is close to the kermes oak, and not always distinguished from it. However, it differs from that species in some aspects, mainly in having sweet instead of bitter acorns that germinate from the base instead of from the tip. Furthermore, the leaves are often hairy on the underside where the kermes oak's leaves are not. A small species, it can reach 10 meters in height.[4]

Distribution

The distribution of Quercus aucheri is restricted to the islands of Rhodes, Kos and surrounding islands in the south-eastern Aegean, as well as the south-western coast of Anatolia. Here it occurs mainly in the Muğla, Antalya and Aydın provinces.[4]

References
  1. Güner, A.; Gorener, V.; Jerome, D. (2019). "Quercus aucheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T33220A2835356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T33220A2835356.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Boz-Pirnal Oak - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  3. Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. "Quercus aucheri - Trees and Shrubs Online". treesandshrubsonline.org. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

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