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Quercus afares, the African Oak, is a species of oak native to Algeria and Tunisia. It has a very limited distribution in the coastal mountains of the eastern Tell Atlas in Algeria, and the -Kroumerie region of northwestern Tunisia. Quercus afares is deciduous, with a corky bark (thinner than that of the cork oak, Q. suber), and can reach 25–30 metres in height. It grows in dense stands, associated with cork oak at elevations as low as 200 metres, and with the semi-deciduous Algerian oak (Q. canariensis) from 700 to 1600 metres elevation. Q. afares can also be found in monospecific stands, especially above 1200 metres on soils damaged by fire. It is endemic to the eastern coastal portion of the Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests ecoregion.

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  • بلوط الأفراس نوع نباتي شجري من جنس السنديان من الفصيلة البلوطية. (ar)
  • Le chêne afarès, بلوط_الأفراس en arabe, est un arbre à feuillage caduc de la famille des Fagacées, du genre Quercus, endémique d'Algérie et de Tunisie. Le nom vernaculaire arabe, afares, a probablement inspiré le paléontologue et botaniste Auguste Pomel. Le nom tamazight est techt. (fr)
  • Quercus afares, the African Oak, is a species of oak native to Algeria and Tunisia. It has a very limited distribution in the coastal mountains of the eastern Tell Atlas in Algeria, and the -Kroumerie region of northwestern Tunisia. Quercus afares is deciduous, with a corky bark (thinner than that of the cork oak, Q. suber), and can reach 25–30 metres in height. It grows in dense stands, associated with cork oak at elevations as low as 200 metres, and with the semi-deciduous Algerian oak (Q. canariensis) from 700 to 1600 metres elevation. Q. afares can also be found in monospecific stands, especially above 1200 metres on soils damaged by fire. It is endemic to the eastern coastal portion of the Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests ecoregion. The relationship of Q. afares to other oaks has recently undergone a revision. It was initially classified in section Cerris, because of morphological similarities with two other species, Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) of southern Europe and chestnut-leaved oak (Quercus castaneifolia) of the Caucasus and northern Iran. A genetic analysis using both nuclear (allozymes) and chloroplastic markers found that Q. afares originated as a hybrid of Q. suber and Q. canariensis. Although it is common for oaks of related species to hybridize, the parent species of Q. afares are from genetically distant sections of the genus, Q. suber from section Cerris and Q. canariensis from section Mesobalanus. C. Mir et al. maintain that because Q. afares is genetically, morphologically and ecologically differentiated from its parental species, it should therefore be considered a stabilised hybrid species. Like Q. suber, it has a biennial reproductive cycle, corky bark, and similar fruit, and also does not occur on limestone soils. Unlike Q. suber, which is limited to coastal areas with mild winters, Q. afares shares the cold-tolerance of Q. canariensis which shares some of its mountain habitats. (en)
  • Quercus afares är en bokväxtart som beskrevs av . Quercus afares ingår i släktet ekar, och familjen bokväxter. Inga underarter finns listade. (sv)
  • Quercus afares (дуб африканський) — вид рослин з родини Букові (Fagaceae); поширений у Тунісі й Алжирі. (uk)
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  • Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests (en)
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  • بلوط الأفراس نوع نباتي شجري من جنس السنديان من الفصيلة البلوطية. (ar)
  • Le chêne afarès, بلوط_الأفراس en arabe, est un arbre à feuillage caduc de la famille des Fagacées, du genre Quercus, endémique d'Algérie et de Tunisie. Le nom vernaculaire arabe, afares, a probablement inspiré le paléontologue et botaniste Auguste Pomel. Le nom tamazight est techt. (fr)
  • Quercus afares är en bokväxtart som beskrevs av . Quercus afares ingår i släktet ekar, och familjen bokväxter. Inga underarter finns listade. (sv)
  • Quercus afares (дуб африканський) — вид рослин з родини Букові (Fagaceae); поширений у Тунісі й Алжирі. (uk)
  • Quercus afares, the African Oak, is a species of oak native to Algeria and Tunisia. It has a very limited distribution in the coastal mountains of the eastern Tell Atlas in Algeria, and the -Kroumerie region of northwestern Tunisia. Quercus afares is deciduous, with a corky bark (thinner than that of the cork oak, Q. suber), and can reach 25–30 metres in height. It grows in dense stands, associated with cork oak at elevations as low as 200 metres, and with the semi-deciduous Algerian oak (Q. canariensis) from 700 to 1600 metres elevation. Q. afares can also be found in monospecific stands, especially above 1200 metres on soils damaged by fire. It is endemic to the eastern coastal portion of the Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests ecoregion. (en)
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  • بلوط الأفراس (ar)
  • Quercus afares (fr)
  • Quercus afares (en)
  • Quercus afares (sv)
  • Quercus afares (uk)
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