Quercus brantii, Brant's oak,[4] is a species of oak native to Western Asia, mainly in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.[5][6]

Quercus brantii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cerris
Section: Quercus sect. Cerris
Species:
Q. brantii
Binomial name
Quercus brantii
Synonyms[3]
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  • Quercus aegilops subsp. brantii (Lindl.) A.Camus
  • Quercus baneica Djav.-Khoie, contrary to Art. 30.5
  • Quercus brantii subsp. oophora (Kotschy) O.Schwarz
  • Quercus oophora Kotschy
  • Quercus squamulosa Djav.-Khoie, contrary to Art. 30.5

Quercus brantii (covering more than 50% of the Zagros Mountains forest steppe ecoregion) is the most important tree species of the Zagros in Iran.[7]

Iranians use its seed in traditional medicine. Other useful products derived from oaks include fuel wood, charcoal and timber hardwood.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Stephan, J. (2018). "Quercus brantii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T194070A2296130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194070A2296130.en. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Oaks of the World, Quercus brantii". Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Quercus brantii Lindl." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. ^ NRCS. "Quercus brantii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Quercus brantii Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  6. ^ "Quercus brantii (Brant Oak)". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  7. ^ M. Heydari; H. Poorbabaei; T. Rostami; M. Begim Faghir; A. Salehi; R. Ostad Hashmei (2013). "Plant species in Oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) understory and their relationship with physical and chemical propertiesof soil in different altitude classes in the Arghvan valley protected area, Iran" (PDF). Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2013, Vol. 11 No.1, pp. 97~110. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  8. ^ B. Shiran; S. Mashayekhi; H. Jahanbazi; A. Soltani; P. Bruschi (2011). "Morphological and molecular diversity among populations of Quercus brantii Lindl. in western forest of Iran". Plant Biosystems. 145 (2): 452–460. doi:10.1080/11263504.2011.558718. S2CID 86778676.