Quercus copeyensis

Quercus copeyensis is a species of oak endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and Panama.[2]

Quercus copeyensis
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. Quercus
Species:
Q. copeyensis
Binomial name
Quercus copeyensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus costaricensis f. kuntzei Trel.
  • Quercus pacayana C.H.Mull.

Quercus copeyensis is a large deciduous tree up to 35 meters tall with a trunk frequently more than 100 cm in diameter. Leaves are often clustered at the ends of branches, with blades up to 15 cm long.[3]

It is often found with Quercus costaricensis in the upper montane forests, to 3,100 metres (10,200 ft) elevation.

References

  1. "Quercus copeyensis C.H.Mull.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew via The Plant List.
  2. Muller, C. H. 1942. The Central American species of Quercus. United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry. Miscellaneous Publication 477: 1–216
  3. Burger, W.C. 1977. Family 50. Fagaceae. En: W. C. Burger (ed.), Flora Costaricensis. Fieldiana, Botany 40: 67-68


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