Kasnak oak | |
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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. vulcanica
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Binomial name | |
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] It is placed in section Quercus.[5]
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 metres (108 feet) tall, with a trunk sometimes attaining 150 centimetres (59 inches) in diameter. The bark is gray and fissured. The leaves are up to 16 cm (6+1⁄4 in) long, egg-shaped with deep lobes, green on the top but yellow-green on the underside.[6][7]