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Quercus macrolepis (species)


Identification code: 300375460



Related term/s

Alternative term/s

  • Quercus aegilops
  • Quercus agylops
  • Quercus ægilops
  • vallonea oak
  • valonia oak

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Scope note:

Species of oak tree native to the southern Mediterranean, Morocco, and Asia Minor. The tannin extracted from the large acorn cups was used in the 18th century for tanning leather and for dyeing. The acorns, themselves called "valonia," are edible.

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