Quercus peninsularis

Quercus peninsularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Section: Lobatae
Species: Q. peninsularis
Binomial name
Quercus peninsularis
Trel.

Quercus peninsularis, common name peninsular oak, is a species of oak endemic to Baja California, Mexico.[1] It is a shrub or small tree to 10 m, occurring in mountain valleys and canyons up to 3000 m. It is classified as a red oak (section Lobatae). Leaves are 5–8 cm, flat, leathery and hairy, with pointed tips and 2-5 pairs of teeth. Flowers occur in 3 cm catkins. Fruits are 1.5 cm acorns, stemless, ovoid, with hairy cupules, maturing in a year. Mature bark is reddish; young twigs are thin and hairy.[2]

References

  1. Nixon, K.; et al. (1998). "Quercus peninsularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
  2. Trel. 1924. "Oaks of the World.". Retrieved 2013-11-28.


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