Quercus iltisii
Quercus iltisii is an uncommon Mexican species of oak in the beech family. It has been found only in a small region in the States of Jalisco and Colima in western Mexico.[2]
| Quercus iltisii | |
|---|---|
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. iltisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus iltisii L.M.González 2003[1] | |
Description
Quercus iltisii is an evergreen tree up to 25 meters tall, with a trunk sometimes as much as 100 cm in diameter. Leaves are thin, flat, narrowly lance-shaped, hairless on the upper surface but hairy on the underside, up to 18 cm long.[2]
References
- The International Plant Names Index
- González Villarreal, Luz María. 2003. Brittonia 55(1): 49-60 includes line drawings and distribution map
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