Quercus baloot

Holm oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Section: Quercus
Species: Q. baloot
Binomial name
Quercus baloot
Synonyms
  • Quercus ilicifolius Griff.

Quercus baloot, the holm oak or holly oak is a rare species of oak that was described by Griffith in 1848. It is native to the Himalayas from 1,000–3,000 metres (3,300–9,800 ft).[1]

Description

The species is an evergreen shrub that is 2.5–8 metres (8 ft 2 in–26 ft 3 in) tall. It have leaves that are 2.5–7.5 centimetres (0.98–2.95 in) by 2.5–8 centimetres (0.98–3.15 in) long and are elliptic and obovate to oblong. They are also green in colour and have 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) long petioles. Females' peduncles are 2–4.2 centimetres (0.79–1.65 in) long and are located on the flowers. It also have stamens that have hairs that are 1.2 millimetres (0.047 in) long and 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long filaments. The cupule is 1.2–1.3 centimetres (0.47–0.51 in) wide while the acorn itself is 1.5–1.7 centimetres (0.59–0.67 in) long.[2]

Distribution

it is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh).

References

  1. ↑ "Quercus baloot". Oaks of the World. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Quercus baloot". Flora of Pakistan. p. 7.

Further reading

  • Quercus baloot Griff., Itin. Not. 328. 1848
  • Muhammad Khurram; Ann Lawton; Christine Edwards; Farhat Ali Khan; Naseemullah; Zia Ullah Shah; Abdul Hameed (2013). "Evaluation of Antibacterial Potential of Quercus baloot Using a Rapid Bioassay-Guided Approach" (PDF). 13 (3). IDOSI Publications: 273–279. doi:10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.13.3.1871. ISSN 1990-9233.
  • Nasrullah Khan; Moinuddin Ahmed; Muhammad Wahab; Kanwal Nazim; Muhammad Ajaib (2010). "Phytosociology, Structure and Physiochemical Analysis of Soil in Quercus baloot Griff, Forest District Chitral, Pakistan" (PDF). 42 (4). Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan Journal of Botany: 2429–2441.
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