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Folia Botanica Extremadurensis Vol. 5Oaks of the world. Portugal Oak diversityRue de Lens-St-Remy, 5. B-4250 Geer.Editions du 8e. Belgium.E-mail editions8@hotmail.comAntoine le HardÿAbstract: The main important contribution of the world oak revision was marked by A. leHardy, T. Lamant and M. Timacheff, titled: ―Les Chênes‖ (2004 1ª ed. and 2ª ed. 2010). Theexplanation was a special contribution of the Portugal oak diversity with special interest ofthe endemic and more singular oak exemplars from Portugal, such as the big Cork Oaks andGall Oaks from Alentejo region or the singular populations of Quercus robur L. from Atlanticcoast in NW Portugal region. Also the discussion was possible the introduction and revisionof Asian oaks from China and SE Asiatic regions.Keywords: Oaks World Portugal, Heritage, Cork OakGalls Oak DiversityFrancisco M. VázquezGrupo HABITAT, Departamento de Producción Forestal, Centro de Investigación Finca La Orden – Valdesequera.Vicepresidencia Segunda y Consejería de Economía, Comercio e Innovación. Junta de Extremadura. Km. 372. 06187Guadajira (Badajoz) Spain.E-mail: frvazquez50@hotmail.comAbstract: The Gall oaks from Extremadura region are concerted in the species Quercusfaginea Lam., diversity, associated to this species we can find many Gall species related toleaves, flowers, fruit or bud. The contribution show the next relation between the insect andthe plant, and the dependent of the insect to the oak species, and the possible defense of theplant to disease associated to gall attach. Was long illustrated the exposition with images offollowing gall taxa: Andricus kollari, Andricus quercuscaliscis, Andricus lignicola, Andricusfecundator, Andricus quercusradicis, Andricus solitarius, Andricus glandulae, Andricuscorruptix, Biorhiza pallida, Cecidomydae sp., Neuropterus spp., Triganopteris megaptera,associated to the following oak species: Q. faginea, Q. lusitanica, Q. suber, Q. coccifera, Q.rotundifolia and Q. robur, from Extremadura (Spain).Keywords: Gall, diversity, Andricus, Neuropterus, Cecidomydae, Triganopteris,Extremadura.108