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Family: Fagaceae	Genus: Quercus	Species: Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus( बांज ओक )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Quercus incana Roxb.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Banj oak	Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	White Oak	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Banj oak	Fruiting Period	Oct-Dec
Altitude	Between 1500 and 2400 m	Fruit Type	Acorn
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Acorns ovoid, 1-1.6 cm long, smooth, cup covering half or more than the half of the nut.
Habitat	Western Ghats, High Altitudes, Cultivated. Prefers rather dry hillsides	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	Submontane to montane Himalaya, Garhwal to Nepal; Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Myanmar.	Bark Details	Bark pale-grey to blackish, rough
Distribution in Haryana	Morni-Pinjore	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	Evergreen trees, to 40 m high; bark pale-grey to blackish, rough. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, cuspidate-serrate, coriaceous, glossy dark-green above, densely white pubescent beneath, base cuneate; lateral nerves 12-20 pairs. Male catkins 5-10 cm long, pale-white, slender, pubescent, interrupted. Female flowers solitary or clustered on short spikes, axillary. Acorns ovoid, 1-1.6 cm long, smooth, cup covering half or more than the half of the nut.	Leaf Details	Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, cuspidate-serrate, coriaceous, glossy dark-green above, densely white pubescent beneath, base cuneate; lateral nerves 12-20 pairs.

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