Quercus castaneifolia
C. A. Mey.
Chestnut-leaved oak
FagaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Nut, Acorn
The acorns/nuts are eaten only as a famine food and are not popular.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. In Melbourne Botanical gardens. Arboretum Tasmania.
Australia, Azerbaijan, Britain, Caucasus, Central Asia, Europe, Iran, Middle East, Tasmania, Tajikistan,
Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Albania, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 35 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The trunk can be 2.5 m across.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Quercus castaneifolia, the chestnut-leaved oak, is a species of oak in the turkey oak section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is native to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains of Iran, and resembles the closely related Turkey Oak in appearance.
Other Information
The nuts are not popular and eaten only as a famine food.
Names & Synonyms
Quercus aegilops var. castaneifolia (C. A. Mey.) K. KochQuercus aitchisoniana A. CamusQuercus sintenisiana O. Schwarzand others
References (3)
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Lyle, S., 2006, Discovering fruit and nuts. Land Links. p 373
- Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer. 44. 1831
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