Quercus (genus)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > planta (vegetación) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Fagales (order) > Fagaceae (family)
Descripción
Genus containing around 450 species of ornamental and timber trees and shrubs, found chiefly in north temperate regions and at high altitudes in the tropics. The durable wood has a distinctive coarse grain. The thick bark from some species is used for its buoyancy. Tannins and dyes can be extracted from the bark. Oak emits organic acids as it ages. Many plants commonly called "oak" are not Quercus, including African oak, Australian oak, bull oak, etc.
Subcategorías
- Quercus agrifolia (species)
- Quercus alba (species)
- Quercus bicolor (species)
- Quercus cerris (species)
- Quercus coccifera (species)
- Quercus coccinea (species)
- Quercus falcata (species)
- Quercus garryana (species)
- Quercus imbricaria (species)
- Quercus infectoria (species)
- Quercus laevis (species)
- Quercus laurifolia (species)
- Quercus lobata (species)
- Quercus lyrata (species)
- Quercus macrocarpa (species)
- Quercus macrolepis (species)
- Quercus michauxii (species)
- Quercus muehlenbergii (species)
- Quercus palustris (species)
- Quercus petraea (species)
- Quercus prinoides (species)
- Quercus prinus (species)
- Quercus robur (species)
- Quercus rubra (species)
- roble Shumard (especies)
- Quercus stellata (species)
- Quercus suber (species)
- Quercus velutina (species)
- Quercus virginiana (species)
- roble rojo (plantas)
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Otros términos
- Quercus (genus) [en]
- Quercus (genus) [la]
- oak (genus) [en]
- oake (genus) [en]
- eik (genus) [nl]
- eik (genus) [da]
- chêne (genus) [fr]
- Eichen (genus) [de]
- quercia (genus) [it]
- carvalho roble (genus) [pt]
- ekar (genus) [sv]