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Quercus mexicana

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Quercus mexicana
Scientific classification Edit this 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. mexicana
Binomial name
Quercus mexicana
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Quercus castanea var. integra Oerst.
  • Quercus castanea var. mexicana (Bonpl.) A.DC.
  • Quercus malifolia Trel.
  • Quercus mexicana f. bonplandii Trel.
  • Quercus mexicana f. lanulosa Trel.
  • Quercus mexicana f. perfertilis Trel.
  • Quercus pablillensis C.H.Mull.
  • Quercus rugulosa M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Quercus rugulosa f. subtruncata Trel.
  • Quercus sipuraca Trel.

Quercus mexicana is a species of oak. It is widespread in eastern Mexico from Chiapas to Tamaulipas.[3][4]

Description

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It is a deciduous tree growing up to 15 metres (49 feet) tall with gray bark. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 12 centimetres (4+34 inches) long, oblong or lance-shaped with no teeth or lobes.[3][5][6]

Etymology

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Mexicana means 'from Mexico'.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Jerome, D.; Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2018). "Quercus mexicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Quercus mexicana Bonpl.
  3. ^ a b Romero Rangel, S., E. C. Rojas Zenteno & M. L. Aguilar Enríquez. 2002. El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(4): 551–593 in Spanish, with line drawings of each species
  4. ^ McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93
  5. ^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 35-36 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in French
  6. ^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: plate 82 drawing of Quercus mexicana
  7. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 258, 324
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