Quercus insignis

Quercus insignis
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. Quercus
Species:	Q. insignis
Binomial name
	Quercus insignis; M.Martens & Galeotti
Synonyms
	List Quercus davidsoniae Standl. ; Quercus insignis var. strombocarpoides Liebm. ; Quercus schippii Standl. ; Quercus seibertii C.H.Mull. ; Quercus strombocarpa Liebm. ; Quercus tomentocaulis C.H.Mull. ;

Quercus insignis is a Mesoamerican species of oak in the white oak section, (Quercus section Quercus) within the beech family. It is native to southern Mexico and Central America, from Veracruz to Panamá.

Description[]

Quercus insignis is a tree. It has leaves up to 15 cm long and 8 cm across. The acorns are large and distinctive, up to 8 cm in diameter, the cup covered with extended scales that give the cup a bur-like appearance.^[2]

References[]

^ "Quercus insignis M.Martens & Galeotti". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
^ Martens, Martin; Galeotti, Henri Guillaume (1843). "Enumeratio synoptica plantarum phanerogamicarum ab Henrico Galeotti in regionibus Mexicanis collectarum" [Comprehensive list of phanerogamic plants collected in Mexican regions by Henri Galeotti]. Bulletin de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres de Bruxelles (in Latin). 10 (1): 219-220: description in Latin, commentary in French.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links[]

[1] "Quercus insignis M.Martens & Galeotti". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.

[2] Martens, Martin; Galeotti, Henri Guillaume (1843). "Enumeratio synoptica plantarum phanerogamicarum ab Henrico Galeotti in regionibus Mexicanis collectarum" [Comprehensive list of phanerogamic plants collected in Mexican regions by Henri Galeotti]. Bulletin de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres de Bruxelles (in Latin). 10 (1): 219-220: description in Latin, commentary in French.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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