Quercus brantii Lindl.

Brant's oak (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Fagaceae > Quercus

Characteristics

A tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves are 6-12 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The seed is 30-50 mm long by 12-22 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows between 300-1,900 m above sea level. It suits USDA hardiness zones 7-9.
More
Limestone slopes; at elevations from 350-1,700 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The fruit (nuts) are roasted and eaten.
Uses charcoal coffee substitute dye eating fodder food medicinal ornamental timber wood
Edible fruits nuts seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Quercus brantii habit picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Quercus brantii habit picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Quercus brantii habit picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Quercus brantii leaf picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Quercus brantii leaf picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Quercus brantii leaf picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Quercus brantii fruit picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Quercus brantii fruit picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Quercus brantii fruit picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Quercus brantii world distribution map, present in Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Conservation status

Quercus brantii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295874-1
WFO ID wfo-0000289835
COL ID 4R4FG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Quercus globularis Quercus squamulosa Quercus baneica Quercus oophora Quercus aegilops subsp. brantii Quercus aegilops subsp. persica Quercus brantii var. belangeri Quercus brantii var. marasiensis Quercus brantii subsp. oophora Quercus brantii subsp. persica Quercus brantii var. persica Quercus persica var. belangeri Quercus persica var. longicupulata Quercus persica var. ovoidea Quercus persica var. retrosquamata Quercus brantii var. minuta Quercus brantii var. oophora Quercus brantii var. stenolepis Quercus saii Quercus brantii