Fagaceae
Quercus

Quercus libani G.Olivier

First published in Voy. Emp. Othoman 2: 290 (1801)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Türkiye to Syria and W. Iran. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (1998). World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales: 1-408. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Panahi, P. & al. (2013). Taxonomic implications of micro-morphological features for taxon delimination within the Quercus libani complex (Fagaceae) in Iran. Phytologia Balcanica 18: 263-276.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brant, J. [s.n.] Iraq K000832068 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [84] Syria K000832066 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [554.] Iraq K000832071 Unknown Type Material Yes
Garden, Capt.R.J. [s.n.] Armenia K000832072 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [20] Turkey K000832067 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy [100] Syria Quercus squarrosa K000832059 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images