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Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis
Also called Valonia Oak
Vallonea oak is a Mediterranean oak subspecies valued for its large acorn cups, used in tanning and dyeing. It is a large, hardy tree that needs full sun and well-drained soil, and it is grown mainly as a landscape or specimen tree rather than a houseplant.
Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis, the Valonia oak, is a subspecies of Quercus ithaburensis, a member of the beech family, Fagaceae. It may also be treated as a separate species, Quercus macrolepis.
Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis is native from south-east Italy, through the Balkans (Albania, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia) and Greece (including Crete and the East Aegean Islands), to the eastern Mediterranean (Turkey, Lebanon and Syria). It is absent from the Palestine region, where only the subspecies ithaburensis occurs.
The cups, known as valonia, are used for tanning and dyeing as are the unripe acorns called camata or camatina. The ripe acorns are eaten raw or boiled.
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