Species
Quercus pseudococcifera
Known Hybrids (2)
Q. × almeidae
(with Q. rotundifolia)
Q. × capeloana
(with Q. suber)
Synonyms (8)
arcuata
battandieri (x)
brachybalanos
fenzlii
inops
mesto
palaestina
rivas-martinezii
Data from Oaks of the World
Geographic Range
Atlantic Coast of the South-West Portugal (Serra de Arràbida, Serra de Gràndola), never in the Mediterranean Region.
Growth Habit
reaches 15 m high, trunc to 0.6 m in diameter.
Leaves
longer than the leaves of Q. coccifera or Q. calliprinos , with margin often subentire; 7-11 vein pairs, forked.
Fruits
acorn ovate to narrowly obovate; cup with scales stiff, free, dense, triangular-flattened in cross-section, 3-5 mm long, appressed or very slightly recurved, lax; the acorn is almost totally enclosed in the cup
Common Names
false Kermes Oak
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