Lebanon oak
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The Lebanon oak ( Quercus libani ) is a deciduous tree - species from the genus of oaks ( Quercus ) in the beech family .
description
The Lebanon oak reaches a height of about 20 meters. It forms an open, straight tree crown . The bark is dark gray; the cracks are orange. The twigs are olive-brown, the buds orange-brown. The leaves are lanceolate, 10 to 12 cm long and about 3 cm wide; they have 10 to 12 pairs of nerves and triangular teeth on the edge that end in short bristles. The leaves are dark, glossy green on top. The Lebanon oak is a deciduous tree. In rare cases it is also evergreen.
The acorns sit on a very thick and short stem; they are about an inch thick.
distribution
The Lebanon oak is native to Syria and Asia Minor . In Central Europe it is rarely seen in botanical collections ( arboretum ).
Systematics
The first description by the French zoologist Guillaume Antoine Olivier was published in 1801.
swell
- Alan Mitchell, translated and edited by Gerd Krüssmann: The forest and park trees of Europe: An identification book for dendrologists and nature lovers . Paul Parey, Hamburg and Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-490-05918-2 .
Single references
- ^ Voy. emp. Othoman 2: 290, atlas t. 32. 1801. See entry in GRIN Taxonomy for Plants .
