Quercus libani
Lebanon oak ( Quercus libani )
The Lebanon oak ( Quercus libani ) is a deciduous tree species in the genus of oaks (Quercus ) in the beech family.
Description
The Lebanon oak reaches a height of about 20 meters. It forms an open, geradstämmige tree crown. The bark is dark gray; the cracks are orange. The branches are olive-brown, orange-brown buds. The leaves are lanceolate, 10-12 cm long and 3 cm wide; they have 10 to 12 pairs of nerves and at the edge of triangular teeth, which end in short bristles. The leaves are dark glossy green on the top.
The acorns sitting on a very thick and short stalk; they are about 2.5 cm thick.
Dissemination
The Lebanon oak is native to Syria and Asia Minor. In Central Europe it is rarely in botanical collections ( Arboretum ) to see.
System
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 in Europe: a field guide for dendrologists and nature lovers. Paul Parey, Hamburg and Berlin, 1975, ISBN 3-490-05918-2.