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  Quercus magnosquamata
Author Djav.-Khoie 1967
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Range Iran, northern Zagros forests
Growth habit

to 15 m tall, usually much shorter

Leaves 6-9 x 2-3.5 cm; deciduous; broadly lanceolate; apex pointed attenuate; base rounded or seldom cordate; margin sinuate-undulate with 10-14 teeth pairs; both sides slightly pubescent; adaxially yellowish-green, abaxially pale green; petiole to 2 cm long;
Flowers 4-5 stamens, 3 linear and curved styles;
Fruits acorn cylindrical, elongated, 3.9 cm long, 2.9 cm wide; large cup, halfround, 4.2 cm wide, scales thick and not appressed, with long, undulate, curved tip; maturation biennal;

Bark, twigs and
buds

dark grey bark, furrowed in old trees; twigs brown with numerous lenticels and sparse hairs, glabrous second year; bud ovate, pointed, with dense hairs near base;
Hardiness zone, habitat
Miscellaneous

-- Subgenus Cerris, Section Cerris
-- IUNC Red List 2025 = Endangered


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