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Quercus brantii
Common name:
Brant's Oak, Persian Oak, אלון פרסי, אלון פרסי
Family:
Fagaceae (Beech)
Synonym:
Quercus aegilops subsp. brantii
Distribution:
Kurdistan, S.W. Iran
Life form:
Broad leaved tree
Description:
SW.Asia, Kurdestan,Iran.Mountain forests.Ground acorns used to make flour for baking & the cupules are utilized in tanning.
Locations
1:
• Accession: 0000-0215
2:
Asia: Anatolian steppe oak forest
(ITA1)
• Accession: 1984-0660/1 • Origin: Iran • Provenance: Wild
3:
Asia: Zagros Mts. steppe forest
(ITZ2)
• Accession: 1989-0757/1 • Provenance: Garden
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