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Quercus infectoria

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Q. infectoria is indigenous to Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Greece, Lebanon and Syria. The tree is occasionally cultivated for production of tanning bark and for dye production of the wood.

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Quercus infectoria. In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4053-2_3

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