Quercus canariensis

Algerian oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. canariensis
Binomial name
Quercus canariensis
Distribution map
Synonyms
List
  • Quercus baetica (Webb) Villar
  • Quercus carpinifolia Sennen
  • Quercus corymbifolia Ehrenb. ex Boiss.
  • Quercus cypri Kotschy ex A.DC.
  • Quercus esculenta K.Koch
  • Quercus gibraltarica K.Koch
  • Quercus mirbeckii Durieu
  • Quercus nordafricana Villar
  • Quercus salzmanniana (Webb) Cout.

Quercus canariensis, the Algerian oak, Mirbeck's oak or zean oak, is an oak native to southern Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Despite the scientific name, it does not occur naturally today in the Canary Islands. It is placed in section Quercus.