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Quercus aucheri
Also called Boz Pirnal Oak
Quercus aucheri, known as Aucher's oak or the Boz-Pirnal oak is a species of oak tree in the family Fagaceae. It is found in limited portions of the Aegean islands of Greece and parts of Anatolian Turkey. It is placed in section Ilex.
The distribution of Quercus aucheri is restricted to the islands of Rhodes, Kos and surrounding islands in the south-eastern Aegean, as well as the south-western coast of Anatolia. Here it occurs mainly in the Muğla, Antalya and Aydın provinces. Despite its limited range, Q. aucheri is a common member of coastal woodlands in the southeastern Aegean and the Teke Peninsula, occurring on volcanic and calcareous slopes. Its distribution is more coastal and somewhat further downslope than that of kermes oak, however, the two overlap in range. Another species of oak Q. aucheri co-occurs with is Aleppo oak (Q. infectoria); Other common constituents of these woodland communities are Turkish pine (Pinus brutia), Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), wild olive (Olea oleaster), Phillyrea and other shrubs.
The acorns are sweet and edible, and have been used by locals as a coffee replacement. They also have medicinal value. The species' population size appears to be stable, and it is listed as Least Concern (LC) by the IUCN and the Red List of Oaks, however, its coastal distribution means that ongoing development is a potential risk.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quercus aucheri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
