Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Quercus ilex L. subsp. ilex
Family : FAGACEAE
Genus : Quercus
Catalan common name : Alzina.
Spanish common name : Encina.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona. Tarragona.
Distribution in the islands : Formentera. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : North Mediterranean
Flowering time : April. May.
Life-forms : Macrophanerophyte.
Habitat : Holm oak forest. In places with more than 500 mm of rain.
Uses and properties : Furniture, construction and tools. Medicinal.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This ilex, or holm oak, has an elongated leaf, dark green on the obverse, greatly enervated on the reverse (more that 8 pairs). These characters allow it to be distinguished from subsp. ballota, which has more rounded leaves, greyish green on the obverse, and grey with few nerves on the reverse. In any case, the great variability in leaf morphology always complicates identification.
Observations : És l´arbre espanyol més representatiu. Arbre de gran valor ornamental.
Origen : Contorn de la regió mediterrània
Location on-campus UIB : Petit bosc situat a un lateral de la Residència.
