Quercus vulcanica
(Boiss. et Heldr.) Kotschy
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Nuts, Acorn
The seeds and acorns are eaten as nuts.
How to Identify
A temperate tree in the Fagaceae family that produces edible acorns and nuts.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Quercus vulcanica is a species of flowering plant in the Fagaceae family. It is referred to by the common name Kasnak oak, and is a rare species of tree native to Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. It is placed in section Quercus. Quercus vulcanica is highly valued in its native region as a source of lumber and also as an ornamental. It is a large tree up to 33 metres (108 feet) tall, with a trunk sometimes attaining 150 centimetres (59 inches) in diameter. The bark is gray and fissured. The leaves are up to 16 cm (6+1⁄4 in) long, egg-shaped with deep lobes, green on the top but yellow-green on the underside.
Names & Synonyms
Kasnak mesesi
References (2)
- Ertug, F., 2000, An Ethnobotanical Study in Central Anatolia (Turkey). Economic Botany Vol. 54. No. 2. pp. 155-182
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
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