Quercus rysophylla
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Quercus rhysophylla Weath. 1910 |
Quercus rysophylla, the loquat leaf oak, is a Mexican species of oak in the red oak section (Quercus section Lobatae). It is native to the Sierra Madre Oriental in the States of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Hidalgo in northeastern Mexico. [1][2]
The name is often incorrectly spelled Quercus rhysophylla.
Quercus rysophylla is a large tree. Leaves are lanceolate, up to 21 cm long. [3]
References
- ^ Tropicos, specimen listing for Quercus rysophylla Weath.
- ^ Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus rysophylla 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.
- ^ Weatherby, Charles Alfred 1924. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 45(17): 423–424 description in Latin, commentary in English
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