| Quercus xalapensis | |
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Scientific 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. xalapensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus xalapensis Bonpl. | |
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Quercus xalapensis, or xalapa oak, is a species of oak in the red oak group (Quercus section Lobatae). It is native to Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) and to Mexico as far north as Hidalgo and Sinaloa.[1][2][3][4]
Quercus xalapensis is a large tree with a trunk 40–80 cm in diameter. Leaves are lance-shaped, up to 10 cm long, with numerous teeth along the edge, each tooth tapering to a long, thin point.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus xalapensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T34686A2854345. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Nelson Sutherland, C. H. 2001 [2002]. Plantas descritas originalmente de Honduras y sus nomenclaturas equivalentas actuales. Ceiba 42(1): 1–71.
- ^ Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246
- ^ Tropicos, Quercus xalapensis Bonpl.
- ^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre. 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 24-26 short description in Latin, longer description plus commentary and figure captions in French
- ^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre. 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: plate 75 drawing of Quercus xalapensis
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