Quercus oocarpa
Quercus oocarpa is a Mesoamerican species of oak in the beech family. It is native to Central America and eastern Mexico, with an isolated population in canyons of Jalisco in western Mexico.[2][3]
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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. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. oocarpa |
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| Quercus oocarpa | |
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Description
Quercus oocarpa is a large forest tree frequently more than 25 meters tall, evergreen or deciduous, with a trunk as much as 100 cm in diameter. Leaves are sometimes as much as 45 cm long, broadly egg-shaped with numerous small pointed teeth along the edges.[2]
References
- The Plant List, Quercus oocarpa Liebm.
- McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:63-64 in English, with line drawing on page 64
- Muller, C. H. 1942. The Central American species of Quercus. United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry. Miscellaneous Publication 477: 1–216
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