Quercus mexicana
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. mexicana
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus mexicana Bonpl.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Quercus mexicana is a Mexican species of trees in the beech family. It is widespread from Chiapas to Tamaulipas.[2][3]
Quercus mexicana is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall with gray bark. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 120 mm long, oblong or lance-shaped with no teeth or lobes.[2][4][5]
Etymology[]
Quercus is the ancient Latin name for oak trees.[6]
Mexicana means 'from Mexico'.[6]
References[]
- ^ The Plant List, Quercus mexicana Bonpl.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93
- ^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 35-36 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in French
- ^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: plate 82 drawing of Quercus mexicana
- ^ a b Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 258, 324
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Categories:
- Quercus
- Plants described in 1809
- Trees of Mexico
- Trees of Chiapas
- Trees of Puebla
- Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland
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