Quercus ilex

Also known as Holm Oak

Oak tree species native to the Mediterranean

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Quercus ilex, commonly known as the Holm Oak, leccio, encina, or dub cesmínovitý, is a species of evergreen tree within the family Fagaceae. It belongs to the order Fagales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The species is also classified as a medicinal plant and is named after Ilex.

The tree reaches a height of 30, with a length of 120 and a width of 60. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2017. Occurrence data indicates 176,148 records, while iDigBio holds 2,021 records and 1,772 media files from institutions in the United States, Switzerland, and Croatia.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Quercus ilex

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFagales
FamilyFagaceae

Native toAssam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Observations recorded176,148

Die Steineiche (Quercus ilex) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Buchengewächse (Fagaceae). Die botanische Schreibweise Stein-Eiche betont die Zugehörigkeit zur Gattung der Eichen (Quercus). Innerhalb der Gattung gehört die Art der Sektion der Zerreichen (Cerris) an, zu der neben der namengebenden Zerreiche auch die Korkeiche gehört.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 2,021
With media: 1,772
Family: Fagaceae
Collections: RSA, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, IRVC, CAS, OBI, DAV
Recorded in: United States, Switzerland, Croatia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: medicinal plant
Subclass of: tree
Parent taxon: Q12004
Named after: Ilex
Image: Frouzet fg02.jpg
Height: 30
Width: 10
Length: 8

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Quercus ilex
Commons category: Quercus ilex
Commons gallery: Quercus ilex
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30693
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
short name: Q. ilex
taxon common name: holly oak
foliage type: evergreen plant

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Encyclopedic overview

The holm oak (Quercus ilex), also called the holly oak, is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the section Ilex of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Quercus ilex” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.