Quercus coccolobifolia
Quercus coccolobifolia is a species of oak. It is native to northern Mexico, from Sonora south to Jalisco and east as far as the San Luis Potosí precinct.[2]
| Quercus coccolobifolia | |
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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. coccolobifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus coccolobifolia | |
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Description
Quercus coccolobifolia is a short evergreen tree up to 15 metres (49 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 70 centimetres (28 inches) in diameter. The leaves are thick and rigid, up to 19 cm (7+1⁄2 in) long, with wavy edges but no teeth or lobes.[2][3]
References
- "Quercus coccolobifolia Trel.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:25-26 in English, with line drawings on page 25
- Trelease, William 1924. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 20: 136, plate 258, as Quercus coccolobaefolia
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