| Quercus tlemcenensis | |
| Author | Trab. in Battandier & Trabut 1905 Fl. Algerie Tunisie: 308. , pro. hybr. |
| Synonyms | lusitanica Lam. emend Webb subsp.
baetica (Webb) A.DC. 1864 lusitanica Webb subsp. faginea (Lam.) A.DC. (ß) var. brevipetiolata A.DC. 1864 lusitanica Lam. var. broteroi Coutinho 1888 faginea Lam. var. baetica (Webb) Samp. 1910 faginea Lam. subsp. baetica (Webb) Maire 1931, comb. superfl. baetica (Webb) Villar, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique Nord, 28: 455. 1938 faginea Lam. subvar. microphylla (Cout.) A.Camus 1939 faginea subsp. broteroi (Cout.) A. Camus 1935 broteroi (Cout.) Rivas-Martínez & C.Sáenz 1991 broteroi subsp tlemcenensis(A.DC.) F.M.Vázquez & A.Coombes 2016 |
| Local names | |
| Range | South of Iberian Peninsula |
| Growth habit | rather tall tree; |
| Leaves |
4-11 cm X 2-6; subevergreen; more or less leathery; oval-oblong or elliptical; flat; apex rounded; base slightly attenuate; adaxially pubescent; abaxially whitish tomentose (stellate trichomes with 200-250 microns long rays, slightly curved; margin dentate (often almost crenate), sometimes with mucro; 7-9 vein pairs, slightly sinuous as the midvein near apex; no (or very few) tertiary veins; petiole half-cylindrical, 5-14 mm long; |
| Flowers |
female inflorescences racemose, 1-4 cm long, densely stellate, white tomentose; perianth with 6 lobes pubescent ; 3 spatulate stigmas. |
| Fruits | acorn 2.5-3 cm long, with stylopodium pubescent; basal scar convex; cup 1.5 cm high X 1.3 cm wide, with convex, pointed, silky scales; |
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Bark, twigs and |
twig grey tomentose; buds ovoid-conical, tomentose; stipules straight, hairy, deciduous; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | |
| Miscellaneous | -- Sub-genus Quercus,
Section Quercus, Series Roburoid; |
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