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Quercus afares | |
Author | Pomel 1874 Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 391 1875. |
Synonyms | castaneifolia subsp afares (Pomel) Maire
1993 castaneifolia auctores not C.A.Mey. castaneifolia var. incana Batt. & Trab. 1890 castaneifolia var. virescens Batt. & Trab. 1890 castaneifolia var. algeriensis Bean 1914 cerridolepis O.Schwarz 1935 cerrifolia H.Villar 1937 |
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Range | Algeria, Tunisia; in mountains; |
Growth habit | 25 m high; pyramidal crown when young; |
Leaves | 7-14 cm long, 4-7 cm wide; not leathery; marcescent; oblong-lanceolate, oval-oblong, oval-lanceolate or subelliptic-lanceolate; apex slightly attenuate; base rounded or cordate; margin with 8-12 pairs of triangular teeth with a short mucro, with rounded sinuses ; shiny green above with some stellate hairs ; short, whitish tomentum beneath, especially along veins; falling in the end of winter; 8-15 vein pairs very prominent beneath, at an angle of 40° with midrib; petiole hairy, 0.5-1 cm long. |
Flowers | male catkin 5-7 cm long, pubescent; female catkin very short; |
Fruits | acorn 4 cm long, singly or to 3 (sometimes more) on a short, 1 cm long peduncle; enclosed for 1/3 of length in a subhemispheric cup that resembles the cup of Q. cerris; maturing in 2 years; |
Bark, twigs and |
rough, somewhat corky, deeply furrowed bark; twig tomentose at first, becoming glabrous; terminal bud tomentose, with deciduous, felted stipules; |
Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy ; all types of soils ; fast growing ; |
Miscellaneous | -- A. Camus : tome 1, p. 557,
n° 118; -- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Cerris; -- Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : VU). -- Very close to Q.castaneifolia; |
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