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	~~[[Image:Karsu~~ oak ~~rings~~.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|]]		{{Short description\|Species of oak tree}}
	~~The~~ '''~~Kharsu Oak~~''', '''~~Ban Oak~~'''~~, or the~~ '''~~Himalayan brown oak~~''' ''~~(Quercus semecarpifolia)~~'' is an Asian species of ~~trees in the~~ [[~~Fagaceae\|beech family~~]]. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in [[Tibet]], Afghanistan, ~~Republic of~~ India, Nepal~~, Kashmir~~, and Pakistan.<ref name=kelly>{{eFloras\|2\|210001864\|Quercus semecarpifolia \|first1=Chengjiu \|last1=Huang \|first2=Yongtian \|last2=Zhang \|first3=Bruce \|last3=Bartholomew \|volume=4}}</ref>		{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2025}}
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			\| image = Quercus semecarpifolia kz04.jpg
			\| genus = Quercus
			\| display_parents = 2
			\| parent = Quercus sect. Ilex
			\| species = semecarpifolia
			\| authority = [[Sm.]]
			\| synonyms_ref = <ref>{{ThePlantList \|id=kew-175022 \|taxon=Quercus semecarpifolia \|authority=Sm.}}</ref>
			\| synonyms = * ''Quercus cassura'' <small>Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don</small>
			* ''Quercus obtusifolia'' <small>D.Don</small>
			\| status = LC
			\| status_system = IUCN3.1
			\| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status">{{cite iucn \|author=Qin, H. \|date=2020 \|title=''Quercus semecarpifolia'' \|volume=2020 \|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194230/147633899 \|access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref>
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			'''''Quercus semecarpifolia''''' is an Asian species of [[oak]]. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in [[Tibet]], Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan,<ref name=kelly>{{eFloras\|2\|210001864\|Quercus semecarpifolia \|first1=Chengjiu \|last1=Huang \|first2=Yongtian \|last2=Zhang \|first3=Bruce \|last3=Bartholomew \|volume=4}}</ref> where it is referred to as '''kharsu'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal \|last1=Rawat \|first1=Balwant \|last2=Rawat \|first2=Janhvi M. \|last3=Purohit \|first3=Sumit \|last4=Singh \|first4=Gajendra \|last5=Sharma \|first5=Pradeep Kumar \|last6=Chandra \|first6=Anup \|last7=Shabaaz Begum \|first7=J. P. \|last8=Venugopal \|first8=Divya \|last9=Jaremko \|first9=Mariusz \|last10=Qureshi \|first10=Kamal A. \|date=2022 \|title=A comprehensive review of Quercus semecarpifolia Sm.: An ecologically and commercially important Himalayan tree \|journal=Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution \|volume=10 \|doi=10.3389/fevo.2022.961345 \|issn=2296-701X \|doi-access=free \|bibcode=2022FrEEv..1061345R \|hdl=10754/681751 \|hdl-access=free}}</ref> It is classified in subgenus ''Cerris'', [[Quercus sect. Ilex\|section ''Ilex'']].<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Denk \|first1=Thomas \|last2=Grimm \|first2=Guido W. \|last3=Manos \|first3=Paul S. \|last4=Deng \|first4=Min \|last5=Hipp \|first5=Andrew L. \|date=2017 \|title=Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks \|website=figshare \|doi=10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1 \|url=https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_2_1_________An_updated_infrageneric_classification_of_the_oaks/5547622/1 \|access-date=18 February 2023 \|format=xls \|name-list-style=amp}}</ref><ref>{{Citation \|last1=Denk \|first1=Thomas \|last2=Grimm \|first2=Guido W. \|last3=Manos \|first3=Paul S. \|last4=Deng \|first4=Min \|last5=Hipp \|first5=Andrew L. \|title=Oaks Physiological Ecology. Exploring the Functional Diversity of Genus Quercus L \|series=Tree Physiology \|date=2017 \|volume=7 \|editor1-last=Gil-Pelegrín \|editor1-first=Eustaquio \|editor2-last=Peguero-Pina \|editor2-first=José Javier \|editor3-last=Sancho-Knapik \|editor3-first=Domingo \|contribution=An Updated Infrageneric Classification of the Oaks: Review of Previous Taxonomic Schemes and Synthesis of Evolutionary Patterns \|pages=13–38 \|publication-place=Cham. \|publisher=Springer International Publishing \|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-69099-5_2 \|isbn=978-3-319-69099-5 \|contribution-url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69099-5_2 \|name-list-style=amp}}</ref>

	''Quercus semecarpifolia'' is an [[evergreen]] tree up to {{Convert\|30\|m\|abbr=off}} tall. The leaves are up to {{Convert\|12\|cm\|abbr=off\|frac=4}} long, with a few teeth along the sides but rounded at the tip.<ref name=kelly/><ref name=heleen>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119403#page/259/mode/1up Smith, James Edward in Rees. 1814 The cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. volume 29, pages not numbered, ''Quercus'' number 20]</ref>		''Quercus semecarpifolia'' is an [[evergreen]] tree up to {{Convert\|30\|m\|abbr=off}} tall. The leaves are up to {{Convert\|12\|cm\|abbr=off\|frac=4}} long, with a few teeth along the sides but rounded at the tip.<ref name=kelly/><ref name=heleen>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119403#page/259/mode/1up Smith, James Edward in Rees. 1814 The cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. volume 29, pages not numbered, ''Quercus'' number 20]</ref>
	It has been grown in middle Europe, Western Germany, winter-hardiness zone 7, withstanding -14 °C, without any damages. It gives a good, showy bush to small tree with lush green leaves.		It has been grown in middle Europe, Western Germany, winter-hardiness zone 7, withstanding -14 °C, without any damages. It gives a good, showy bush to small tree with lush green leaves.
	The epithet ''semecarpifolia'' refers to a resemblance between the leaves of this species and those of ''[[Semecarpus anacardium]].''<ref name=heleen/>		The epithet ''semecarpifolia'' refers to a resemblance between the leaves of this species and those of ''[[Semecarpus anacardium]].''<ref name=heleen/>

			In its native range, it serves as a [[keystone species]], exhibiting up to 80% [[Dominance (ecology)\|dominance]] at elevations between 2700 and 3300 meters.<ref name=":0" /> In areas where less [[Environmental degradation\|degradation]] has occurred, ''Q. semecarpifolia'' reduces light at the forest floor, encouraging the growth of [[Shade tolerance\|shade tolerant]] [[Herbaceous plant\|herbaceous]] species.<ref name=":0" /> Local people make use of kharsu more frequently than other native oaks for food, animal fodder, fuel, and timber.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Singh \|first1=Amit \|last2=Samant \|first2=S. S. \|last3=Naithani \|first3=Suneet \|date=1 September 2021 \|title=Population ecology and habitat suitability modelling of Quercus semecarpifolia Sm. in the sub-alpine ecosystem of Great Himalayan National Park, north-western Himalaya, India \|journal=South African Journal of Botany \|language=en \|volume=141 \|pages=158–170 \|doi=10.1016/j.sajb.2021.04.022 \|issn=0254-6299 \|doi-access=free\|bibcode=2021SAJB..141..158S }}</ref> Its leaves are also known to support ''[[Antheraea roylei\|Antheraea proylei]]'' silk worms, goats,<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Raju \|first1=J. \|last2=Sahoo \|first2=B. \|last3=Chandrakar \|first3=A. \|last4=Sankar \|first4=M. \|last5=Garg \|first5=A. K. \|last6=Sharma \|first6=A. K. \|last7=Pandey \|first7=A. B. \|date=1 April 2015 \|title=Effect of feeding oak leaves (Quercus semecarpifolia vs Quercus leucotricophora) on nutrient utilization, growth performance and gastrointestinal nematodes of goats in temperate sub Himalayas \|journal=Small Ruminant Research \|language=en \|volume=125 \|pages=1–9 \|doi=10.1016/j.smallrumres.2014.12.013 \|issn=0921-4488 \|doi-access=free}}</ref> and prevent slug infestations.<ref name=":0" />

	==Fossil record==		==Fossil record==
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	The '''Kharsu Oak''', or '''Ban Oak''', the '''Himalayan brown oak''' ''(Quercus semecarpifolia)'' is an Asian species of trees in the [[Fagaceae\|beech family]]. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in [[Tibet]], Afghanistan, Republic of India, Nepal, Kashmir, and Pakistan.<ref name=kelly>{{eFloras\|2\|210001864\|Quercus semecarpifolia \|first1=Chengjiu \|last1=Huang \|first2=Yongtian \|last2=Zhang \|first3=Bruce \|last3=Bartholomew \|volume=4}}</ref>		The '''Kharsu Oak''', '''Ban Oak''', or the '''Himalayan brown oak''' ''(Quercus semecarpifolia)'' is an Asian species of trees in the [[Fagaceae\|beech family]]. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in [[Tibet]], Afghanistan, Republic of India, Nepal, Kashmir, and Pakistan.<ref name=kelly>{{eFloras\|2\|210001864\|Quercus semecarpifolia \|first1=Chengjiu \|last1=Huang \|first2=Yongtian \|last2=Zhang \|first3=Bruce \|last3=Bartholomew \|volume=4}}</ref>

	''Quercus semecarpifolia'' is an [[evergreen]] tree up to {{Convert\|30\|m\|abbr=off}} tall. The leaves are up to {{Convert\|12\|cm\|abbr=off\|frac=4}} long, with a few teeth along the sides but rounded at the tip.<ref name=kelly/><ref name=heleen>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119403#page/259/mode/1up Smith, James Edward in Rees. 1814 The cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. volume 29, pages not numbered, ''Quercus'' number 20]</ref>		''Quercus semecarpifolia'' is an [[evergreen]] tree up to {{Convert\|30\|m\|abbr=off}} tall. The leaves are up to {{Convert\|12\|cm\|abbr=off\|frac=4}} long, with a few teeth along the sides but rounded at the tip.<ref name=kelly/><ref name=heleen>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119403#page/259/mode/1up Smith, James Edward in Rees. 1814 The cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. volume 29, pages not numbered, ''Quercus'' number 20]</ref>

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The '''Kharsu Oak''', or '''Ban Oak''', the '''Himalayan brown oak''' ''(Quercus semecarpifolia)'' is an Asian species of trees in the [[Fagaceae|beech family]]. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in [[Tibet]], Afghanistan, Republic of India, Nepal, Kashmir, and Pakistan.<ref name=kelly>{{eFloras|2|210001864|Quercus semecarpifolia |first1=Chengjiu |last1=Huang |first2=Yongtian |last2=Zhang |first3=Bruce |last3=Bartholomew |volume=4}}</ref>

''Quercus semecarpifolia'' is an [[evergreen]] tree up to {{Convert|30|m|abbr=off}} tall. The leaves are up to {{Convert|12|cm|abbr=off|frac=4}} long, with a few teeth along the sides but rounded at the tip.<ref name=kelly/><ref name=heleen>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119403#page/259/mode/1up Smith, James Edward in Rees. 1814 The cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. volume 29, pages not numbered, ''Quercus'' number 20]</ref>
It has been grown in middle Europe, Western Germany, winter-hardiness zone 7, withstanding -14 °C, without any damages. It gives a good, showy bush to small tree with lush green leaves.
The epithet ''semecarpifolia'' refers to a resemblance between the leaves of this species and those of ''[[Semecarpus anacardium]].''<ref name=heleen/>

==Fossil record==
Fossils of ''Quercus semecarpifolia'' have been described from the [[fossil flora of Kızılcahamam district]] in [[Turkey]], which is of early [[Pliocene]] age.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kasaplıgil |first1=Baki |title=Ankara, Kızılcahamam yakınındaki Güvem köyü civarında bulunan son tersiyer kozalaklı-yeşil yapraklı ormanı |journal=Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration |date=1977 |volume=88 |page=94-102 |url=https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/bulletinofmre/issue/3914/52153 |publisher=[[General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (Turkey)|General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration]] |location=Ankara |language=tr, en |format=PDF |trans-title=A Late-Tertiary Conifer-Hardwood Forest From the Vicinity of Güvem Village, Near Kızılcahamam, Ankara}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tropicos.org/Image/56678 line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 4, plate 368, figures 6-8 in lower half]

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