Oaks of the World

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  Quercus floribunda
Author Lindl. ex Camus. 1935 Chênes Atlas 2: 131
Synonyms dealbata Royle 1839
dilatata Royle 1836 nom. nudum, not Raf.
dilatata Wall. ex A.DC. in DC. 1864
dilatata Lindl. ex A.DC 1864 nom. illeg.
floribunda Lindl. ex A.Camus 1936
himalayana Bahadur 1971
Local names Moru oak; Green oak; Holly oak;
Range Himalaya; Nepal; Pakistan; Afghanistan; 1600 - 3000 m;
Growth habit 25-30 m (the tallest oak in Western Himalaya); trunk 2-3 m in diameter; or small tree with very low branches;
Leaves 6-11 x3-6 cm; semi-evergreen; leathery; oval-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, sometimes oval; base rounded or cordate; apex obliquely acuminate; margin dentate, with 4-9 bristle-tipped teeth each side, sometimes entire; glabrous and lustrous grey green above; 10-152 veins pairs, thin, forked and reticulate, prominent on both sides; petiole becoming hairless, 0.5-1 cm longlong ;
Flowers in April-May; fruits 16-18 months later, in winter; male flowers on 2-5 cm catkins, drooping and loose; female catkin1.5 cm long, with 3-4 flowers;
Fruits acorn 2-2.5 cm long, 1.6-1.8 cm in diameter; subsessile; pointed and mucronate; glabrous, brown at maturity; solitary on a very short peduncle; +enclosed 1/3 or 1/2 by cup; cup with appressed, pubescent scales; maturing in 2 years;

Bark, twigs and
buds

bark dark grey brown, furrowed, exfoliating into longitudinal scales; branchlets and buds pubescent at first, becoming glabrous; bud ovoid, pointed, small;
Hardiness zone, habitat not quite hardy (zone 8); all types of soils; thrives in shady sites; prefers wet climate;
Miscellaneous -- A. Camus : tome 2, p. 5, n° 128;
-- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Ilex;

Subspecies and
varieties
-- Hybrid with Q.leucotrichophora : Q.x parkeri A. Camus;  

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