Quercus galeanensis

Quercus galeanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. galeanensis
Binomial name
Quercus galeanensis
C.H. Muller

Quercus galeanensis is a species of oak tree in the Fagaceae family, native to Northeastern Mexico.

The tree is endemic to Mexico, restricted to two subpopulations occupying a narrow band (150 x 10–20 km) from Galeana in Nuevo León state, to the Miquihrana region in Tamaulipas state.

It is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species, threatened by habitat loss.

References

  • Nixon, K.; et al. (1998). "Quercus galeanensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T34664A9877009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34664A9877009.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.


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