Quercus cualensis

Quercus cualensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. cualensis
Binomial name
Quercus cualensis
L.M.González 2003[1]
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Quercus cualensis is a rare Mexican species of oak in the beech family. It is has been found only in a small region in the State of Jalisco in western Mexico, in the mountains south of Puerto Vallarta.[2][3]

Description

Quercus cualensis is an evergreen tree up to 15 meters tall, with a trunk as much as 30 cm in diameter. Leaves are thin, flat, and hairless, narrowly lance-shaped, up to 15 cm long.[3]

References

  1. The International Plant Names Index
  2. Encyclopedia of Life, Quercus cualensis includes photo of herbarium specimen plus interactive distribution map
  3. 1 2 González Villarreal, Luz María. 2003. Brittonia 55(1): 49-60 includes line drawings and distribution map
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