Quercus splendens

Quercus splendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. splendens
Binomial name
Quercus splendens
Née 1801
Synonyms[1]

Quercus splendens is a species of oak tree which is native to central Mexico (México State, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Michoacán, Oaxaca).[2][3]

Quercus splendens is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall, with gray bark and branching hairs the look like stars under the microscope. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 18 cm long, with a few shallow lobes on the edges.[3][4]

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