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Quercus infectoria (Aleppo Oak)

Synonyms: Quercus infectoria euinfectoria; Quercus lusitanica infectoria; Quercus lusitanica var. infectoria

Wikipedia Abstract

Quercus infectoria (Aleppo oak) is a species of oak, bearing galls that have been traditionally used for centuries in Asia medicinally.
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Infraspecies

Quercus infectoria infectoria
Quercus infectoria var. infectoria
Quercus infectoria var. tenuicarpa
Quercus infectoria veneris

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Monoecious
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Pollinators [1]  Wind
Structure [1]  Shrub
Usage [1]  An ink is made from the tannin-rich galls; The galls are caused by the activity of the Cynipid fly Cynips tinctoria; The galls contain 36 - 58% tannin; An extract of the galls is mixed with ferrous sulphate together with a gum and colouring in order to make the ink; We are not sure if the galls are meant to be used before or after the insect has left them;
Height [1]  5.904 feet (1.8 m)
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Predators

Macrodiplosis volvens[2]
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0