Quercus splendens
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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. splendens
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| Quercus splendens | |
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Quercus splendens is a species of oak tree which is native to central Mexico (México State, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Michoacán, Oaxaca).[2][3]
Quercus splendens is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall, with gray bark and branching hairs the look like stars under the microscope. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 18 cm long, with a few shallow lobes on the edges.[3][4]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Quercus rugosa Née
- ^ McVaugh, Rogers. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93.
- ^ 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
- ^ Née, Luis. 1801. Anales de Ciencias Naturales 3(9): 275-276 short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in Spanish
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