Quercus copeyensis
| Quercus copeyensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. copeyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus copeyensis C.H. Mull. 1942 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Quercus copeyensis is a species of oak endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and Panama.[2]
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
- ↑ The Plant List, Quercus copeyensis C.H.Mull.
- ↑ Muller, C. H. 1942. The Central American species of Quercus. United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry. Miscellaneous Publication 477: 1–216
- ↑ Burger, W.C. 1977. Family 50. Fagaceae. En: W. C. Burger (ed.), Flora Costaricensis. Fieldiana, Botany 40: 67-68
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