Quercus albocincta
Quercus albocincta is a species of oak tree in the family Fagaceae, which can grow to about 15 meters in height. It is native to the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico, in the States of Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, and Sinaloa. It has also been found in the southernmost part of Baja California Sur.[2][3]
| Quercus albocincta | |
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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. albocincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus albocincta | |
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Quercus albocincta is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall with a trunk 25–50 cm in diameter. Leaves are stiff and leathery, elliptical or slightly egg-shaped, up to 16 cm long, with 3-6 pairs large bristle-tipped teeth along the edges.[1]
References
- Oaks of the World, Quercus albocincta
- SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, distribution map
- Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus albocinta Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
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