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 Griffith | |
| Synonyms | |
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Quercus baloot, the holm oak or holly oak is a species of oak that was described by Griffith in 1848. It is found in such counties as Afghanistan, Himalaya, North Pakistan and Kashmir on elevation 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
In India, it is found growing in Srinagar and Kishtwar districts.[3] It is also found in Kunar Valley on Afghan-Pakistan border.[2]
References
- ↑ "Quercus baloot". Oaks of the World. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- 1 2 "Quercus baloot". Flora of Pakistan. p. 7.
- ↑ "Distribution and cytology of Quercus baloot Griff.; an endemic tree species of North-West Himalayas". November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
Further reading
- Quercus baloot Griff., Itin. Not. 328. 1848
- Muhammad Khurram; Ann Lawton; Christine Edwards; Farhat Ali Khan, Naseemullah, Zia Ullah Shah and 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. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|coauthors=(help) - Nasrullah Khan, Moinuddin Ahmed, Muhammad Wahab, Kanwal Nazim and 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.