Quercus vulcanica is a species of flowering plant in the Fagaceae family. It is referred to by the common name Kasnak oak, and is a rare species of tree native to Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.Encyclopedia of Life It is placed in section Quercus.
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 tall, with a trunk sometimes attaining in diameter. The bark is gray and fissured. The leaves are up to long, egg-shaped with deep lobes, green on the top but yellow-green on the underside.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
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External links Quercus vulcanica – information, genetic conservation units and related resources. European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN)