Asian Holly Oak / ملّول

عَفْص / الملّ

Quercus infectoria G. Olivier

Acorns & Leaves, November. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility

Edible

Edible part

Acorns

Preparation

Roasted

Blooming period

February to April

Foraging period

October to January

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

Q3565069

GBIF Item

Quercus infectoria G.Olivier (2881010)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

Sattout E., Zahreddine H. (2013). Native Trees of Lebanon and Neighboring Countries: A Guidebook for Professionals and Amateurs. Beirut: Notre Dame University - Louaize Press.
Quercus infectoria G.Olivier in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-23.
Jerome, D. 2018. Quercus infectoria. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T194176A58075577. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T194176A58075577.en. Accessed on 23 March 2022.

Citation

Quercus infectoria G. Olivier in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/608 accessed via barari.org on 2/18/2026.