Quercus diversifolia
| Quercus diversifolia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus[1] |
| Species: | Q. diversifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus diversifolia Née 1801 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Quercus diversifolia is an uncommon North American species of oak native to Mexico. It has been found in the States of Nuevo León, Durango, México, and Puebla. [3]
Quercus diversifolia is a shrub or small tree 10-14 feet (3.0-4.2 meters) tall. Leaves are green on the upper surface, yellow-brown on the underside, with wavy edges.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Valencia, A. S. y G. Flores-Franco. 2006. Catálogo de autoridades taxonómicas de las fagáceas (Fagaceae: Magnoliopsida) de México. Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM. Base de datos SNIB-CONABIO, proyecto CS008. México.
- ↑ "The Plant List".
- ↑ Tropicos, Quercus diversifolia Née
- ↑ Née, Luis 1801. Anales de Ciencias Naturales 3: 270-271 short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in Spanish
- ↑ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 51-53 short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in French, as Quercus ambigua
- ↑ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: plant 93 full-page drawing, as Quercus ambigua
External links
- "Encyclopedia of Life".
- "Consortium of Intermountain Herbaria".
- photo of herbarium specimen collected in Nuevo León in 1988
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