1893.000 Quercus L. - Oaks

Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. (1989) Flora of the British Isles. 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Description of the genus

Deciduous or evergreen trees. Leaves alternate, simple, serrate, lobed or pinnatifid, rarely entire. Male and female flowers in separate inflorescences. Male flowers borne in pendent catkins; perianth 4-7-lobed; stamens (4-)6(-12). Female flowers solitary or borne in spikes; ovary usually 3-celled, surrounded by an involucre of imbricated bracts which become the cup of the fruit. Fruit a spherical to oblong nut (an acorn), surrounded at the base or almost enclosed by a cup-like involucre.

Derivation of name: an ancient Latin name.

Worldwide: c. 400 species in mainly Northern temperate regions, also in the subtropics and mountains of the tropics, extending south to SE Asia and the Andes of Colombia.

Mozambique: 1 cultivated taxon.

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suber L.

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Flora of Zambia: cultivated Quercus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Quercus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Quercus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Quercus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Quercus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Quercus
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iNaturalist: Quercus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Quercus
JSTOR Plant Science: Quercus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Quercus
Plants of the World Online: Quercus
Tropicos: Quercus
Wikipedia: Quercus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated plants: genus page: Quercus.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/genus.php?genus_id=1761, retrieved 29 March 2024

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