Quercus mexicana
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
Section: | Quercus sect. Lobatae |
Species: | Q. mexicana |
Binomial name | |
Quercus mexicana | |
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Quercus mexicana is a species of oak. It is widespread in eastern Mexico from Chiapas to Tamaulipas.[3][4]
Description
[edit]It is a deciduous tree growing up to 15 metres (49 feet) tall with gray bark. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 12 centimetres (4+3⁄4 inches) long, oblong or lance-shaped with no teeth or lobes.[3][5][6]
Etymology
[edit]Mexicana means 'from Mexico'.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Jerome, D.; Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2018). "Quercus mexicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ The Plant List, Quercus mexicana Bonpl.
- ^ a b Romero Rangel, S., E. C. Rojas Zenteno & M. L. Aguilar Enríquez. 2002. El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(4): 551–593 in Spanish, with line drawings of each species
- ^ McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93
- ^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 35-36 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in French
- ^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: plate 82 drawing of Quercus mexicana
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 258, 324
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