Quercus infectoria

Aleppo oak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. infectoria
Binomial name
Quercus infectoria
Oliv. 1801
Synonyms[1][2]
List
  • Quercus carpinea Kotschy ex A.DC.
  • Quercus grosseserrata Kotschy ex Wenz.
  • Quercus puberula O.Schwarz
  • Quercus thirkeana K.Koch
  • Quercus amblyoprion Woronow ex Maleev
  • Quercus araxina (Trautv.) Grossh.
  • Quercus boissieri Reut.
  • Quercus goedelii Balansa & Kotschy ex A.DC.
  • Quercus inermis Ehrenb. ex Kotschy
  • Quercus microphylla J.Thiébaut 1948 not Née 1801
  • Quercus petiolaris Boiss. & Heldr. 1853 not Benth. 1840
  • Quercus pfaeffingeri Kotschy
  • Quercus polycarpos Kotschy ex A.DC.
  • Quercus syriaca Kotschy
  • Quercus tauricola Kotschy
  • Quercus tenuicola Boiss.
  • Quercus veneris A.Kern.
  • Quercus woronowii Maleev

[citation needed]Quercus infectoria or the Aleppo oak is a species of oak well known for producing galls (called manjakani in Malaysia, majuphal in India) that have been traditionally used for centuries in Asia medicinally while also used in softening leather and in making black dye and ink.[3]

  1. ^ "Quercus infectoria G.Olivier". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ "Quercus infectoria Olivier". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  3. ^ Kottakkal AVS (1995). The Indian Medicinal Plants.