''Quercus semecarpifolia'' is an Asian species of
oak. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in
Tibet, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
It is classified in subgenus ''Cerris'',
section ''Ilex''.
''Quercus semecarpifolia'' is an
evergreen tree up to tall. The leaves are up to long, with a few teeth along the sides but rounded at the tip.
[Smith, James Edward in Rees. 1814 The cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. volume 29, pages not numbered, ''Quercus'' number 20]
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It has been grown in middle Europe, Western Germany, winter-hardiness zone 7, withstanding -14 °C, without any damages. It gives a good, showy bush to small tree with lush green leaves.
The epithet ''semecarpifolia'' refers to a resemblance between the leaves of this species and those of '' Semecarpus anacardium.''[
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Fossil record
Fossils of ''Quercus semecarpifolia'' have been described from the fossil flora of Kızılcahamam district
This fossil flora in Turkey stems from at least six Pliocene deposits in Güvem and Beşkonak villages, north of Ankara, north of Kızılcahamam and south of the Black Sea coast. They are to above sea level, extending north-south and east- ...
in Turkey, which is of early Pliocene age.
References
External links
line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 4, plate 368, figures 6-8 in lower half
semecarpifolia
Trees of Afghanistan
Trees of the Indian subcontinent
Trees of Tibet
Plants described in 1814
Taxa named by James Edward Smith
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