Quercus peduncularis

Quercus peduncularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Section: Lobatae
Species: Q. peduncularis
Binomial name
Quercus peduncularis
Née 1801
Synonyms[1]
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Quercus peduncularis is a Mesoamerican species of plant in the beech family. It is native to Mexico and Central America, ranging from Jalisco to Honduras.[2][3][4][5][6]

Quercus peduncularis is a small tree up to 4 meters tall. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 10 cm long, lance-shaped or egg-shaped with 9-14 pairs of pointed teeth on the edges.[3]

References

  1. The Plant List, Quercus obtusata Bonpl.
  2. McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93
  3. 1 2 Romero Rangel, S., E. C. Rojas Zenteno & M. L. Aguilar Enríquez. 2002. El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(4): 551–593 in Spanish, with line drawings of each species
  4. Muller, C. H. 1942. The Central American species of Quercus. United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry. Miscellaneous Publication 477: 1–216
  5. Berendsohn, W.G., A. K. Gruber & J. A. Monterrosa Salomón. 2009. Nova silva cuscatlanica. Árboles nativos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29(1): 1–438.
  6. Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246


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