Quercus infectoria Oliv.

Aleppo oak (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Fagaceae > Quercus

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m tall and spreads 3 m wide. The bark is grey and scaly and deeply cracked. The leaves are waxy and have teeth with spines. The leaves are almost smooth. They do not have lobes. The fruit are acorns held in shallow scaly cups.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 3.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 7-10.
More
Not known
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The seeds are used as a coffee drink.
Uses charcoal coffee substitute dye environmental use gum material medicinal tanning timber wood
Edible nuts seeds
Therapeutic use Astringents (bark), Dermatitis (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Eczema (bark), Impetigo (bark), Skin diseases (bark), Anesthetics, local (fruit), Anti-bacterial agents (fruit), Antifungal agents (fruit), Anti-inflammatory agents (fruit), Antineoplastic agents (fruit), Antiviral agents (fruit), Astringents (fruit), Candidiasis, vulvovaginal (fruit), Dermatitis (fruit), Diabetes mellitus (fruit), Eczema (fruit), Gastrointestinal diseases (fruit), Impetigo (fruit), Insecticides (fruit), Skin diseases, infectious (fruit), Astringents (gall), Common cold (gall), Diarrhea (gall), Dysentery (gall), Hemorrhoids (gall), Leukorrhea (gall), Pharyngitis (gall), Rectal prolapse (gall), Rhinitis (gall), Vaginal discharge (gall), Antidote(Alkaloid) (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Scalp (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Styptic (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Asthenia (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Hair dyes (unspecified), Hemoptysis (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Hemostasis (unspecified), Hyperhidrosis (unspecified), Impetigo (unspecified), Leukorrhea (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), Stomatitis (unspecified), Tonsillitis (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified)
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

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Quercus infectoria unspecified picture

Distribution

Quercus infectoria world distribution map, present in Cyprus, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Palau, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Conservation status

Quercus infectoria threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296305-1
WFO ID wfo-0000291363
COL ID 78RPF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Quercus infectoria Quercus infectoria subsp. glabra Quercus infectoria subsp. puberula Quercus lusitanica var. infectoria Quercus lusitanica subsp. infectoria Quercus lusitanica subsp. orientalis

Lower taxons

Quercus infectoria subsp. infectoria Quercus infectoria subsp. veneris