| Quercus x eborense | |
| Author | Vila-Viçosa, Capelo, P. Alves, J. Junqueira, R. Almeida & F.M. Vázquez 2022 |
| Synonyms | coccifera X rotundifolia |
| Local names | |
| Range | South Portugal, mainly in Alentejo; |
| Growth habit | shrub to 3 m; |
| Leaves |
2-5 cm x 1-3.5; orbicular to ovate or obovate; adaxially dark green, glabrous or glabrescent; abaxially light green, becoming greyish because of a pubescence like the one of Q. rotundifolia, mainly on young leaves and twigs, then turning glabrescent with age; margin entire or with spiny teeth as Q. coccifera. The foliar tomentum is made of stellate and multistellate trichomes, appressed, with 160 µm long rays; the foliar structure is like for Q. rotundifolia, with veins often imbricate and anastomosing at margin, and at an angle with the midrib near 90° at the basal part of the blade. |
| Flowers | |
| Fruits | acorn maturing first year; cup with thick scales, appressed, but sometimes free like those of Q. coccifera. |
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Bark, twigs and |
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| Hardiness zone, habitat | among parents; |
| Miscellaneous | -- The name "eborense"
means "in the country of Evora, main town of Alentejo; -- Differs from Q. airensis in having appressed stellate and multistellate, with less than 160 µm long rays (300-500 µm for Q. airensis); |
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