Quercus castanea

Quercus castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fagales
Family:Fagaceae
Genus:Quercus
Subgenus:Quercus subg. Quercus
Section:Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species: Q. castanea
Binomial name
Quercus castanea
Synonyms[1]

Quercus castanea is a Mexican species of oak tree in the beech family. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Sonora to Chiapas.[2][3]

Quercus castanea is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall with a trunk as much as 80 cm in diameter. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 116 mm long, elliptical with numerous pointed teeth along the edges.[2]

References

  1. "Quercus castanea Née". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew via The Plant List.
  2. 1 2 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
  3. McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93


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