Quercus petraea subsp. iberica (Steven ex M. Bieb.) Krassiln.

Full name:

Quercus petraea subsp. iberica (Steven ex M. Bieb.) Krassiln., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 5: 86 (1968) is an accepted name.

Infrageneric Classification:

Subgenus Quercus, Section Quercus

Nomenclature Note:

Basionym: Q. iberica Steven ex M. Bieb. (1808)

The classification of Q. petraea subsp. iberica (or Quercus iberica ) and Q. petraea subsp. polycarpa (or Quercus polycarpa) is a matter of taxonomic debate. Depending on the authority consulted, they are treated either as the same taxon or as two distinct taxa. For the time being, they are kept here as two distinct taxa.

Natural Distribution:

EUROPE: AUSTRIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVENIA, BULGARIA, CROATIA, HUNGARY, MACEDONIA, ROMANIA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, WEST ASIA: GEORGIA (Asia), N IRAN, S & SW RUSSIA, TURKEY: (European and N & C Anatolia)

Illustration of Leaves

Image from a plant labeled Quercus petraea subsp. iberica (Steven ex M. Bieb.) Krassiln., at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens (UK), 2010 Image Jan De Langhe © Jan De Langhe - Arboretum Wespelaar

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