Quercus cualensis

Quercus cualensis
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. cualensis
Binomial name
Quercus cualensis
L.M.González[1]

Quercus cualensis is a rare Mexican species of oak in the beech family. It has been found only in a small region in the State of Jalisco in western Mexico, in the mountains south of Puerto Vallarta.[2][3]

Description

Quercus cualensis is an evergreen tree up to 15 meters tall, with a trunk as much as 30 cm in diameter. Leaves are thin, flat, and hairless, narrowly lance-shaped, up to 15 cm long.[3]

References

  1. "Plant Name Details for Quercus cualensis" (HTML). International Plant Names Index (IPNI). International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  2. Quercus cualensis at the Encyclopedia of Life
  3. 1 2 González Villarreal, Luz María. 2003. Brittonia 55(1): 49-60 includes line drawings and distribution map
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