Valonia Oak / بلوط فَش / بلّوط رومي /

سنديان طابوري / سنديان فش / سِنديان الطّور / ملول / ملّيل / نويع كبير الحراشف /

Quercus ithaburensis Decne.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Acorns
Preparation
  • Flour
  • Grinded
  • Mixed with hummos
  • Roasted
Blooming period
February to April
Foraging period
September to November
Seed collection period
October to December

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Green
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Tree

Scientifc data

Genus
Quercus
Family
Fagaceae
Wikidata item
Q2739106
GBIF Item
Quercus ithaburensis Decne. (2878323)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Sattout E., Zahreddine H. (2013). Native Trees of Lebanon and Neighboring Countries: A Guidebook for Professionals and Amateurs. Beirut: Notre Dame University - Louaize Press.
  2. Gorener, V. & Jerome, D. 2018. Quercus ithaburensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T194178A2303017. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194178A2303017.en. Accessed on 23 March 2022.
  3. Quercus ithaburensis Decne. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-23.
  4. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  5. عراف، شكري. الأرض، الأنسان، والجهد. الجليل: جليل للتجليد، 1993.
  6. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  7. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.

Citation

Quercus ithaburensis Decne. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/609 accessed via barari.org on 6/11/2026.

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