Quercus albocincta
Quercus albocincta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
Section: | Quercus sect. Lobatae |
Species: | Q. albocincta
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Binomial name | |
Quercus albocincta | |
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Quercus albocincta is a species of oak tree in the family Fagaceae, which can grow to about 15 meters in height. It is native to the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico, in the States of Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, and Sinaloa. It has also been found in the southernmost part of Baja California Sur.[3][1]
Quercus albocincta is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall with a trunk 25–50 cm in diameter. Leaves are stiff and leathery, elliptical or slightly egg-shaped, up to 16 cm long, with 3-6 pairs large bristle-tipped teeth along the edges.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Gallagher, G. (2018). "Quercus albocincta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T32759A81100455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T32759A81100455.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Oaks of the World, Quercus albocincta
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, distribution map
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Quercus
- Endemic flora of Mexico
- Trees of Sonora
- Trees of Sinaloa
- Trees of Durango
- Trees of Chihuahua (state)
- Trees of Baja California Sur
- Least concern flora of North America
- Plants described in 1924
- Flora of the Sierra Madre Occidental
- Quercus stubs