Quercus libani Olivier - Accepted: Quercus libani Olivier bei Zander 2008; Familie: Fagaceae (Zander 2008)
Quercus libani Olivier - Accepted: Quercus libani Olivier bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)

Flowers

monoecious

Flower ecology

wind-pollinated (anemophilous)

Life form

tree

Foliage persistence

semi-evergreen

Fruits

seed (acorn) is green with a spiny cupule and 2.5 cm in diameter; acorns are very bitter due to high concentrations of tannins

Fruit ecology

gravity-dispersed (barochorous) and animal-dispersed (zoochorous)

Soil conditions

prefers dry or moist soil

Natural occurrence (habitat)

Mediterranean, montanous (oro-Mediterranean) forests and scrub, cedar forests (Cedrus libani forests)

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

warm-temperate broad-leaved evergreen sclerophylluous forests; in associations of the Querco-Cedretalia

Usage

A mulch of the leaves acts as a repellent (e.g. against slugs), any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in the treatment of haemorrhages, chronic diarrhoea, dysentery etc., the roasted seed is a coffee substitute; wood is very hard and resistant to insect and fungal attack and is used in construction works; ornamental tree in gardens, parks

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