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'''''Quercus macrolepis''''', the '''Valonia oak''',<ref>[http://www.serendipity.gr/Society%20for%20Valonia%20Oak.htm Society for Valonia Oak website]</ref> is a tree in the family [[Fagaceae]]. |
'''''Quercus macrolepis''''', the '''Valonia oak''',<ref>[http://www.serendipity.gr/Society%20for%20Valonia%20Oak.htm Society for Valonia Oak website]</ref> is a tree in the family [[Fagaceae]]. |
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It is found in the Southern [[Mediterranean]], in the [[Balkans]] including the [[Greek Islands]], in [[Morocco]], and in [[ |
It is found in the Southern [[Mediterranean]], in the [[Balkans]] including the [[Greek Islands]], in [[Morocco]], and in [[Turkey]]. |
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== Uses == |
== Uses == |
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Quercus macrolepis, the Valonia oak,[1] is a tree in the family Fagaceae.
It is found in the Southern Mediterranean, in the Balkans including the Greek Islands, in Morocco, and in Turkey.
Uses
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.[2]
See also
References
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