Quercus magnoliifolia

Quercus magnoliifolia, also known as encino amarillo, encino avellano, encino bermejo, encino blanco, encino napis, encino prieto, and roble,[3] is a Mexican species of oak. It is widespread along the Pacific Coast of Mexico from Sinaloa to Chiapas, and also found inland as far as Zacatecas and Puebla.[3][1][4][5]

Quercus magnoliifolia
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. Quercus
Species:
Q. magnoliifolia
Binomial name
Quercus magnoliifolia
Synonyms[1][2]

It was classified and described in 1801 by the French-Spanish botanist Luis Née.[6][7]

Quercus magnoliifolia is a deciduous tree up to 20 meters tall with a trunk as much as 60 cm in diameter. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 22 cm long, widely egg-shaped, with wavy edges or sometimes shallow teeth, green on the top but covered with yellowish hairs on the underside.[7]

References

  1. "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  2. "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew via The Plant List.
  3. "Quercus magnoliifolia Née" (PDF). National Mexican Institute of Ecology. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. Romero Rangel, S.; Rojas Zenteno, E. C.; Aguilar Enríquez, M. L. (2002). "El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (in Spanish). 89 (4): 561–564: line drawing of Q. magnoliifolia on page 563.
  5. McVaugh, R. (1974). "Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae". Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 12 (1, 3): 55-57.
  6. "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  7. Née, Luis 1801. Anales de Ciencias Naturales 3: 268-269 short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in Spanish
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