Quercus castaneifolia C. A. Mey. - Accepted: Quercus castaneifolia C. A. Mey. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)

Flower ecology

wind-pollinated (anemophilous)

Life form

tree

Leaves

7-20 cm in length, lobes with small spiny apex

Fruits

2-4.5 cm long acorn with cupule; cupule with prominent scales

Natural occurrence (habitat)

mixed oak forests, beech forests, mountain slopes

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

temperate mixed broad-leaved forests (Hyrcanian forests); in associations with Fagus orientalis or Platycladus orientalis

Usage

as ornamental tree

Altidudinal lower limit (sea level in m)

0

Altitudinal higher limit (sea level in m)

2,400

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