Quercus macranthera

Quercus macranthera

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Quercus macranthera is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Quercus macranthera
Subspecies: Q. m. subsp. macranthera – Q. m. subsp. sysprensis

Name

Quercus macranthera Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 11: 259 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Meyer, C.A.v. 1838. Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou. Moscow 11(2):259. 1838 (Enum. pl. Talysch 29.)

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Frodin, D. 1998. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae). VIII + 408 p. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-46-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Quercus macranthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Quercus macranthera. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus macranthera. Accessed: 1 Nov 2025.Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Caucasian Oak
• magyar: Kaukázusi tölgy

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