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Quercus coccifera

Species of tree

Quercus coccifera

Species of tree

|Ilex aculeata Garsault |Quercus aquifolia Kotschy ex A.DC., nom. subnud. |Quercus arcuata Kotschy ex A.DC. |Quercus brachybalanos Kotschy ex A.DC. |Quercus calliprinos Webb |Quercus chainolepis Kotschy ex A.DC. |Quercus coccifera subsp. calliprinos (Webb) Holmboe |Quercus coccifera subsp. cryptocarpa Svent. & Marcet |Quercus coccifera subsp. kryptocarpa Svent. & Marcet |Quercus coccifera subsp. palaestina (Kotschy) Holmboe |Quercus consobrina Kotschy ex A.DC. |Quercus cretica Raulin ex A.DC., pro syn. |Quercus dipsacina Kotschy ex A.DC. |Quercus dispar Kotschy ex A.DC., nom. illeg. |Quercus echinata Kotschy ex A.DC., not validly publ. |Quercus fenzlii Kotschy |Quercus inops Kotschy ex A.DC., not validly publ. |Quercus mesto Boiss. |Quercus obtecta Poir. |Quercus palaestina Kotschy |Quercus pentadactyla Bosc |Quercus pseudorigida Kotschy ex A.Camus |Quercus recurvans Kotschy ex A.DC. |Quercus rigida Willd. |Quercus sibthorpii Kotschy ex Boiss. |Quercus valida Kotschy ex A.DC. |Scolodrys rigida (Willd.) Raf.

Quercus coccifera, the kermes oak or commonly known as Palestine oak, is an evergreen oak shrub or tree in section Ilex of the genus. It has many synonyms, including Quercus calliprinos. The etymology of the specific name coccifera is related to the production of red cochineal (crimson) dye and derived from Latin coccum which was from Greek κόκκος, the kermes insect. The Latin -fera means 'bearer'.

Description

Quercus coccifera is usually a shrub less than 2 m high, rarely a small tree, reaching 1 - tall (with 10 m specimens recorded in Kouf, Libya).

Taxonomy

''Quercus coccifera''

Quercus coccifera was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Quercus coccifera is placed in section Ilex.

''Quercus calliprinos''

, Plants of the World Online regards it as a synonym of Quercus coccifera, but this is widely disputed, with many authors, particularly in the eastern Mediterranean, considering it distinct at least at subspecies rank, if not as a species.

''Q. coccifera'' bush in coastal area
Flowering in the [[Castelltallat range

Conservation

It is included as an endangered species in the Red Book of Bulgaria.

References

References

  1. (2018). "''Quercus coccifera''".
  2. "''Quercus coccifera'' L..". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. (4 December 2023). "Are Quercus calliprinos and Q. coccifera the Same or Distinct Species?".
  4. (2017). "An Updated Infrageneric Classification of the Oaks: Review of Previous Taxonomic Schemes and Synthesis of Evolutionary Patterns". Springer International Publishing.
  5. Young, Frank N. Jr. (2002). "A Survey of Entomology". Writers Club Press.
  6. "Cochineal".
  7. "Important bird areas fact sheet: Jabal al Akhdar". BirdLife International.
  8. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks".
  9. "Quercus coccifera".
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