Quercus resinosa
| Quercus resinosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. resinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus resinosa Liebm. 1854 | |
Quercus resinosa is a Mexican species of oak in the beech family. It is to central and western Mexico, from Nayarit south to Michoacán and east as far as San Luis Potosí.[1]
Description
Quercus resinosa is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall with a trunk as much as 70 cm in diameter. Leaves are huge, as much as 50 cm long, thick and stiff, broadly egg-shaped with the widest part toward the tip.[1]
References
- 1 2 McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:73-75 in English, with line drawing on page 74
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