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Quercus brantii

Quercus brantii
Persian oak-Quercus brantii 2.JPG
Quercus Brantii - Kurdistan Oak (with Ruler).JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Section: Cerris
Species: Q. brantii
Binomial name
Quercus brantii
Lindl. 1840
Synonyms

Quercus brantii, the Brant's oak or Persian oak, is a species of oak native to Western Asia, including Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.

Quercus brantii (covering more than 50% of the Zagros forest area) is the most important tree species of the Zagros in Iran.

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


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