Quercus canariensis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Quercus canariensis
Name

Quercus canariensis Willd., 1809
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Quercus lusitanica var. salzmanniana Webb, Iter Hispan.: 12 (1838).
Quercus mirbeckii Durieu, Rev. Bot. Recueil Mens. 2: 426 (1847).
Quercus cypri Kotschy ex A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 19 (1864).
Quercus lusitanica var. mirbeckii (Durieu) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 19 (1864).
Quercus esculenta K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 80 (1873).
Quercus gibraltarica K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 81 (1873).
Quercus lusitanica subsp. mirbeckii (Durieu) Ball, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 666 (1878).
Quercus corymbifolia Ehrenb. ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 1167 (1879).
Quercus infectoria subsp. mirbeckii (Durieu) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 661 (1881).
Quercus mirbeckii f. angustifolia Trab. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 820 (1890).
Quercus mirbeckii f. brevipetiolata Trab. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 821 (1890).
Quercus mirbeckii f. fagifolia Trab. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 821 (1890).
Quercus mirbeckii f. microphylla Trab. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 820 (1890).
Quercus mirbeckii f. subpedunculata Trab. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 821 (1890).
Quercus faginea var. salzmanniana (Webb) Samp., Ann. Sci. Acad. Polytecn. Porto 5: 164 (1910).
Quercus lusitanica subsp. salzmanniana (Webb) Cout., Fl. Portugal: 166 (1913).
Quercus viveri Sennen, Exsicc. (Pl. Esp.) 1928: n.° 6654 (1928).
Quercus carpinifolia Sennen, Exsicc. (Pl. Esp.) 1932: n.º 4.807 (1932), nom. illeg.
Quercus faginea var. fagifolia (Trab.) Jahand. & Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 2: 165 (1932).
Quercus faginea var. mirbeckii (Durieu) Maire, Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 11: 178 (1932).
Quercus lusitanica var. fagifolia Jahand. & Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 2: 165 (1932).
Quercus salzmanniana (Webb) Cout., Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 10: 76 (1935).
Quercus nordafricana Villar, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 450 (1937 publ. 1938).
Quercus faginea var. microphylla (Trab.) Maire & Saccardy, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 364 (1939).
Quercus mirbeckii var. typica A.Camus, Chênes, Texte 2: 156 (1939), not validly publ.
Quercus canariensis var. carpinifolia C.Vicioso, Rev. Gen. Quercus Esp.: 96 (1950).
Quercus canariensis var. mirbeckii (Durieu) C.Vicioso, Rev. Gen. Quercus Esp.: 94 (1950).
Quercus canariensis var. salzmanniana (Webb) C.Vicioso, Rev. Gen. Quercus Esp.: 94 (1950).

Hybrids

Quercus × cerrioides
Quercus × tlemcenensis

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Willdenow, C.L. 1809. Enumeratio plantarum horti regii botanici berolinensis, continens descriptiones omnium vegetabilium in horto dicto cultorum. VI + 1099 pp. In taberna Libraria Scholae realis, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2: 975.

Additional references

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (1998). World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales: 1-408. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Vázquez Pardo, F.M. & al. (2018). Anotaciones a la nomenclatura del género Quercus L., (FAGACEAE) en la Península Ibérica y NW de África Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 12: 5-79.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus canariensis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 28. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus canariensis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Quercus canariensis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 28 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Quercus canariensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 28.
Hassler, M. 2021. Quercus canariensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 28. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus canariensis. Accessed: 28 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Quercus canariensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
català: Roure africà
English: Mirbeck's Oak
español: Quejigo andaluz
magyar: Kanári-tölgy
português: Carvalho-das-canárias
русский: Дуб канарский
Türkçe: Cezayir meşesi

Quercus canariensis, the Algerian oak, Mirbeck's oak or zean oak, is an oak in the section Quercus sect. Mesobalanus, native to southern Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Despite the scientific name, it does not occur naturally today in the Canary Islands, though it may have in the past.[1]

Description

Quercus canariensis is a medium-sized deciduous to semi-evergreen tree growing to 20–30 m tall with a trunk up to 1.5 m diameter. The leaves are 10–15 cm long and 6–8 cm broad, with 6-12 pairs of shallow lobes. The flowers are catkins; the fruit is an acorn 2.5 cm long and 2 cm broad, in a shallow cup.[2]

Quercus canariensis is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Landmark specimens
Algerian oak

Grand old Algerian oak tree was planted on 19 May 1863. It resides within the Kyneton Botanical Gardens in the town of Kyneton in the Australian state of Victoria. This tree is listed by the National Trust on the Register of Significant Trees in Victoria. There are also two good specimens located in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, one of which is believed to have been planted in 1920. There was another significant old Algerian oak tree in Victoria at the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens. It was known as Lady Loch's Oak - however its trunk split in half in November 2007, due to the weight of its giant old limbs. The tree has been extensively planted in Canberra.

There are over a dozen mature trees in St Vincent Gardens, Albert Park, Victoria some possibly dating back to the late 19th to early 20th century.
References

"Quercus canariensis Willd.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
"Quercus canariensis". Flora Europaea. Edinburgh: Royal Botanical Garden. 2008.
"Quercus canariensis". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 17 February 2021.