Quercus iltisii
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Quercus iltisii L.M.González 2003[1]
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Quercus iltisii is an uncommon Mexican species of oak in the beech family. It is has been found only in a small region in the States of Jalisco and Colima in western Mexico.[2]
Description
Quercus iltisii is an evergreen tree up to 25 meters tall, with a trunk sometimes as much as 100 cm in diameter. Leaves are thin, flat, narrowly lance-shaped, hairless on the upper surface but hairy on the underside, up to 18 cm 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