Quercus macranthera Fisch. & C.A.Mey

Caucasus, North Iran, South of Caspian Sea, Armenia;

reach 25-30 m; crown spreading;

10-20 x 7-13 cm; obovate lanceolate to ovate; apex pointed, base cuneate; hard, leathery; margin with 8-12 pairs of shallow lobes; lobes are smaller near apex; grey green above, grey tomentose beneath; petiole pubescent 1-2 cm long;

male catkins pubescent, 5-8 cm long;

acorn 2.5 cm long; ovoid; sessile or nearly so; enclosed 1/2 by cup; cup with small, hairy, lanceolate scales; maturing in 1 year;

– A. Camus : n° 125; – Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Roburoid; – Resembles Q.canariensis , but with pubescent twigs and dark red buds; – OOTW reports hybrid: Q. × macon (Q. macranthera × Q. conferta (fainetto)) [cultivar]