Quercus iltisii
| Quercus iltisii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. iltisii
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus iltisii L.M.González 2003[1]
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Quercus iltisii is an uncommon species of oak. It has been found only in a small region in the western Mexican states of Jalisco and Colima.[2]
Description
Quercus iltisii is an evergreen tree up to 25 metres (82 feet) tall, with a trunk sometimes as much as 100 centimetres (39 inches) in diameter. The leaves are thin, flat, narrowly lance-shaped, hairless on the upper surface but hairy on the underside, up to 18 cm (7 in) long.[2]
References
- ^ The International Plant Names Index
- ^ a b González Villarreal, Luz María. 2003. Brittonia 55(1): 49-60 includes line drawings and distribution map