Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis

Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis, the Valonia oak,[2] is a subspecies of Quercus ithaburensis, a member of the beech family, Fagaceae.[1] It may also be treated as a separate species, Quercus macrolepis.[3]

For other uses, see Valonia (disambiguation) and Camata (disambiguation).

Valonia oak
Growing at Tricase, Lecce
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. Cerris
Species:
Q. ithaburensis
Subspecies:
Q. i. subsp. macrolepis
Trinomial name
Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis
(Kotschy) Hedge & Yalt.
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus aegilops subsp. macrolepis (Kotschy) A.Camus
  • Quercus aegilops subsp. pyrami (Kotschy) A.Camus
  • Quercus aegilops subsp. vallonea (Kotschy) A.Camus
  • Quercus aegilops L., nom. rej.
  • Quercus agriobalanidea Papaioannou
  • Quercus cretica Bald.
  • Quercus echinata Lam.
  • Quercus ehrenbergii Kotschy
  • Quercus graeca Kotschy
  • Quercus hypoleuca Kotschy ex A.DC.
  • Quercus macrolepis Kotschy
  • Quercus massana Ehrenb. ex Wenz.
  • Quercus pyrami Kotschy
  • Quercus vallonea A.DC.
  • Quercus vallonea Kotschy
  • Quercus ventricosa Koehne

Taxonomy

The Valonia oak was first described as the species Quercus macrolepis by Carl Friedrich Kotschy in 1860. It was reduced to a subspecies of Quercus ithaburensis in 1981.[1] Within the oak genus, Q. ithaburensis is classified in the subgenus Cerris, section Cerris, which includes Quercus cerris, the Turkey oak, and related species. It is most closely related to Quercus brantii, Brant's oak.[3]

Distribution

Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis is native from south-east Italy, through the Balkans (Albania, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia) and Greece, including Crete and the East Aegean Islands), to the eastern Mediterranean (Turkey, Lebanon and Syria. It is absent from the Palestine region,[1] where only the subspecies ithaburensis occurs.[4]

Uses
Acorns

The cups, known as valonia, are used for tanning and dyeing as are the unripe acorns called camata or camatina. The ripe acorns are eaten raw or boiled.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis (Kotschy) Hedge & Yalt." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. Society for Valonia Oak website Archived June 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Vallonea or Aegilops Oaks, a Short Review". International Oak Society. 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  4. "Quercus ithaburensis subsp. ithaburensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  5. Qercus aegilops on food.oregonstate.edu Archived July 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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