Quercus × tlemcenensis
Synonyms (1)
Geographic Range
South of Iberian Peninsula
Growth Habit
rather tall tree;
Leaves
4-8 cm x 2-4.5; subevergreen; more or less leathery; oval-oblong or subelliptical; flat; apex rounded; base slightly attenuate, rounded or cordate; adaxially pubescent; abaxially whitish tomentose (stellate trichomes with 200-250 microns long rays, slightly curved; margin dentate (often almost crenate), sometimes with mucro; 8-12 vein pairs, slightly sinuous as for the midvein near apex; no (or very few) tertiary veins; petiole half-cylindrical, 5-14 mm long;
Flowers
female inflorescences racemose, 1-4 cm long, densely stellate, white tomentose; perianth with 6 lobes pubescent ; 3 spatulate stigmas.
Fruits
acorn 2.5-3 cm long, with stylopodium pubescent; basal scar convex; cup 1 cm high x 1.5 cm wide, with convex, pointed, silky scales;
Additional Information
– A. Camus : tome 2, p. 179 (under the name Q. faginea subsp broteroi ) – Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Roburoid; – For todays’ Spanish and Portuguese Authors (F. Vázquez and C. Vila-Viçosa 2021) this taxon is actually (following Battandier & Trabut 1905) the hybrid between Q. faginea and Q. canariensis .
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