Quercus scytophylla
| Quercus scytophylla | |
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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. scytophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus scytophylla | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Quercus scytophylla is a species of oak. It is native to western and central Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua to Chiapas.[2][3][4]
Quercus scytophylla is a deciduous tree growing up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 50 centimetres (20 inches) in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 20 cm (8 in) long, with a few tapering, pointed teeth along the edges.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Quercus scytophylla Liebm.
- ^ a b Romero Rangel, S., E. C. Rojas Zenteno & M. L. Aguilar Enríquez. 2002. El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(4): 551–593 in Spanish, with line drawings of each species
- ^ McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter distribution map and photos of herbarium specimens
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