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| name = Valonia oak |
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| image = Quercia vallonea Tricase 3.JPG |
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| image_caption = Growing |
| image_caption = Growing at [[Tricase]], [[Lecce]] |
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| genus = Quercus |
| genus = Quercus |
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| parent = Quercus sect. Cerris |
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| species = ithaburensis |
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'''''Quercus ithaburensis'' subsp. ''macrolepis''''', the '''Valonia oak''',<ref>[http://www.serendipity.gr/Society%20for%20Valonia%20Oak.htm Society for Valonia Oak website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625172549/http://www.serendipity.gr/Society%20for%20Valonia%20Oak.htm |date=June 25, 2011 }}</ref> is a subspecies of ''[[Quercus ithaburensis]]'', a member of the beech family, [[Fagaceae]].<ref name=POWO_920259-1/> It may also be treated as a separate species, '''''Quercus macrolepis'''''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-04 |title=Vallonea or Aegilops Oaks, a Short Review |url=https://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/vallonea-or-aegilops-oaks-short-review |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=International Oak Society |language=en}}</ref> |
'''''Quercus ithaburensis'' subsp. ''macrolepis''''', the '''Valonia oak''',<ref>[http://www.serendipity.gr/Society%20for%20Valonia%20Oak.htm Society for Valonia Oak website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625172549/http://www.serendipity.gr/Society%20for%20Valonia%20Oak.htm |date=June 25, 2011 }}</ref> is a subspecies of ''[[Quercus ithaburensis]]'', a member of the beech family, [[Fagaceae]].<ref name=POWO_920259-1/> It may also be treated as a separate species, '''''Quercus macrolepis'''''.<ref name=VReview>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-04 |title=Vallonea or Aegilops Oaks, a Short Review |url=https://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/vallonea-or-aegilops-oaks-short-review |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=International Oak Society |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Taxonomy == |
== Taxonomy == |
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The Valonia oak was first described as the species ''Quercus macrolepis'' by [[Carl Friedrich Kotschy]] in 1860. It was reduced to a subspecies of ''Quercus ithaburensis'' in 1981.<ref name=POWO_920259-1/> Within the oak genus, ''Q. ithaburensis'' is classified in the subgenus ''Cerris'', [[Quercus sect. Cerris|section ''Cerris'']], which includes ''[[Quercus cerris]]'', the Turkey oak, and related species. It is most closely related to ''[[Quercus brantii]]'', Brant's oak.<ref |
The Valonia oak was first described as the species ''Quercus macrolepis'' by [[Carl Friedrich Kotschy]] in 1860. It was reduced to a subspecies of ''Quercus ithaburensis'' in 1981.<ref name=POWO_920259-1/> Within the oak genus, ''Q. ithaburensis'' is classified in the subgenus ''Cerris'', [[Quercus sect. Cerris|section ''Cerris'']], which includes ''[[Quercus cerris]]'', the Turkey oak, and related species. It is most closely related to ''[[Quercus brantii]]'', Brant's oak.<ref name=VReview/> |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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''Quercus ithaburensis'' subsp. ''macrolepis'' is native from south-east [[Italy]], through the [[Balkans]] ([[Albania]], [[Bulgaria]], former [[Yugoslavia]]) and [[Greece]], including [[Crete]] and the [[:Category:Flora of the East Aegean Islands|East Aegean Islands]]), to the eastern Mediterranean ([[Turkey]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]]. It is absent from the [[Palestine (region)|Palestine region]],<ref name=POWO_920259-1/> where only the subspecies ''ithaburensis'' occurs.<ref name= |
''Quercus ithaburensis'' subsp. ''macrolepis'' is native from south-east [[Italy]], through the [[Balkans]] ([[Albania]], [[Bulgaria]], former [[Yugoslavia]]) and [[Greece]], including [[Crete]] and the [[:Category:Flora of the East Aegean Islands|East Aegean Islands]]), to the eastern Mediterranean ([[Turkey]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]]. It is absent from the [[Palestine (region)|Palestine region]],<ref name=POWO_920259-1/> where only the subspecies ''ithaburensis'' occurs.<ref name=POWO_77172217-1>{{cite web |title=''Quercus ithaburensis'' subsp. ''ithaburensis'' |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77172217-1 |access-date=2023-02-21 }}</ref> |
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==Uses== |
==Uses== |
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[[File:Quercus ithaburensis ssp.macrolepis MHNT.BOT.2004.0.80.jpg|thumb|center|Acorns]] |
[[File:Quercus ithaburensis ssp.macrolepis MHNT.BOT.2004.0.80.jpg|thumb|center|Acorns]] |
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The cups, known as valonia, are used for [[Tanning (leather)|tanning]] and dyeing as are the unripe acorns called camata or camatina. The ripe acorns are eaten raw or boiled.<ref>[http://food.oregonstate.edu/glossary/q/qplant1.html Qercus aegilops on food.oregonstate.edu] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721015338/http://food.oregonstate.edu/glossary/q/qplant1.html |date=July 21, 2010 }}</ref> |
The cups, known as valonia, are used for [[Tanning (leather)|tanning]] and dyeing as are the unripe acorns called camata or camatina. The ripe acorns are eaten raw or boiled.<ref>[http://food.oregonstate.edu/glossary/q/qplant1.html ''Qercus aegilops'' on food.oregonstate.edu] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721015338/http://food.oregonstate.edu/glossary/q/qplant1.html |date=July 21, 2010 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis | |
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| Growing at Tricase, Lecce | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
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| Subspecies: | Q. i. subsp. macrolepis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis (Kotschy) Hedge & Yalt.
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Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis, the Valonia oak,[2] is a subspecies of Quercus ithaburensis, a member of the beech family, Fagaceae.[1] It may also be treated as a separate species, Quercus macrolepis.[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
The Valonia oak was first described as the species Quercus macrolepis by Carl Friedrich Kotschy in 1860. It was reduced to a subspecies of Quercus ithaburensis in 1981.[1] Within the oak genus, Q. ithaburensis is classified in the subgenus Cerris, section Cerris, which includes Quercus cerris, the Turkey oak, and related species. It is most closely related to Quercus brantii, Brant's oak.[3]
Distribution[edit]
Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis is native from south-east Italy, through the Balkans (Albania, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia) and Greece, including Crete and the East Aegean Islands), to the eastern Mediterranean (Turkey, Lebanon and Syria. It is absent from the Palestine region,[1] where only the subspecies ithaburensis occurs.[4]
Uses[edit]
The cups, known as valonia, are used for tanning and dyeing as are the unripe acorns called camata or camatina. The ripe acorns are eaten raw or boiled.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis (Kotschy) Hedge & Yalt." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Society for Valonia Oak website Archived June 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Vallonea or Aegilops Oaks, a Short Review". International Oak Society. 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Quercus ithaburensis subsp. ithaburensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Qercus aegilops on food.oregonstate.edu Archived July 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine