Kasnak oak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Section: | Mesobalanus |
Species: | Q. vulcanica |
Binomial name | |
Quercus vulcanica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Kotschy 1860 |
Quercus vulcanica, the Kasnak oak, is a rare species of tree found only in a few locations in western and south-central Turkey.
Quercus vulcanica is highly valued in its native region as a source of lumber and also as an ornamental. It is a large tree up to 33 meters tall, with a trunk sometimes attaining 150 cm in diameter. Bark is gray and fissured. Leaves are up to 16 cm long, egg-shaped with deep lobes, green on the top but yellow-green on the underside.