Quercus vulcanica

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 vulcanica
Name

Quercus vulcanica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Kotschy, Eich. Eur. Orient.: t. 18 (1860).
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon-Syria (Presence Uncertain), Turkey (Afyon, Antalya, Bolu, Isparta, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kütahya)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Boissier, P.E. & Heldreich, T.H.H.v. ex Kotschy, 1860. Eich. Eur. Orient.: t. 18
Additional references

Davis, P.H. (ed.) 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. 9 vols. + Supplement. University Press, Edinburgh. Reference page.
Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page.
Stephan, J., 2018. Quercus vulcanica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194246A2305898.en. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus vulcanica in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jul 05. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus vulcanica in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jul 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Quercus vulcanica. Published online. Accessed: Jul 05 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Quercus vulcanica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jul 05.
Hassler, M. 2021. Quercus vulcanica. 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 Jul 05. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus vulcanica. Accessed: 05 Jul 2021.

Vernacular names
English: Kasnak Oak
Türkçe: Kasnak meşesi

Quercus vulcanica is a species of flowering plant in the Fagaceae family.[2] It is referred to by the common name Kasnak oak, and is a rare species of tree native to Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.[3][4]

Quercus vulcanica is highly valued in its native region as a source of lumber and also as an ornamental. It is a large tree up to 33 meters tall, with a trunk sometimes attaining 150 cm in diameter. Bark is gray and fissured. Leaves are up to 16 cm long, egg-shaped with deep lobes, green on the top but yellow-green on the underside.[5][6]
References

Stephan, J. (2018). "Quercus vulcanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T194246A2305898. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194246A2305898.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
"Quercus vulcanica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Kotschy". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
"Quercus vulcanica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Kotschy". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
Encyclopedia of Life
Dutkuner, I., & M. Genç. 2001. Kasnak Oak (Quercus vulcanica Boiss. and Heldr. ex Kotschy) Its botanical and silvicultural properties and some suggestions to protect and extend its habitat.
Kotschy, Carl Georg Theodor 1860. Die Eichen Europa's und des Orient's plate 18