Quercus xalapensis

Quercus xalapensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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. xalapensis
Binomial name
	Quercus xalapensis; Bonpl.
Synonyms
	List Quercus cupreata Trel. & C.H.Müll. ; f. serrata Trel. & C.H.Müll. ; Trel. ; C.H.Mull. ; Quercus runcinatifolia f. alata Trel. & C.H.Müll. ; Quercus sartorii Liebm. ; Quercus sartorii f. magna Trel. ; Quercus serra Liebm. 1854 not Unger 1845 ; C.H.Mull. ; C.H.Mull. ; Quercus tenuiloba f. gracilis C.H.Mull. ; Quercus tenuiloba f. hirsuta C.H.Mull. ; Trel. ; Quercus xalapensis f. jalapae Trel. ; Quercus xalapensis f. surculina Trel. ;

Quercus xalapensis, or xalapa oak, is a species of oak in the red oak group (Quercus section Lobatae). It is native to Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) and to Mexico as far north as Hidalgo and Sinaloa.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Quercus xalapensis is a large tree with a trunk 40–80 cm in diameter. Leaves are lance-shaped, up to 10 cm long, with numerous teeth along the edge, each tooth tapering to a long, thin point.^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus xalapensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T34686A2854345. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T34686A2854345.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ Nelson Sutherland, C. H. 2001 [2002]. Plantas descritas originalmente de Honduras y sus nomenclaturas equivalentas actuales. Ceiba 42(1): 1–71.
^ Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246
^ Tropicos, Quercus xalapensis Bonpl.
^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre. 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 24-26 short description in Latin, longer description plus commentary and figure captions in French
^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre. 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: plate 75 drawing of Quercus xalapensis

External links[]

Missouri Botanical Garden.org: Photo of herbarium specimen collected in Nicaragua (1999)

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus xalapensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T34686A2854345. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T34686A2854345.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[2] Nelson Sutherland, C. H. 2001 [2002]. Plantas descritas originalmente de Honduras y sus nomenclaturas equivalentas actuales. Ceiba 42(1): 1–71.

[3] Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246

[4] Tropicos, Quercus xalapensis Bonpl.

[5] Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre. 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 24-26 short description in Latin, longer description plus commentary and figure captions in French

[6] Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre. 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: plate 75 drawing of Quercus xalapensis

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Quercus xalapensis

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
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. xalapensis
Binomial name
*Quercus xalapensis* Bonpl.
Synonyms
List Quercus cupreata Trel. & C.H.Müll. f. serrata Trel. & C.H.Müll. Trel. C.H.Mull. Quercus runcinatifolia f. alata Trel. & C.H.Müll. Quercus sartorii Liebm. Quercus sartorii f. magna Trel. Quercus serra Liebm. 1854 not Unger 1845 C.H.Mull. C.H.Mull. Quercus tenuiloba f. gracilis C.H.Mull. Quercus tenuiloba f. hirsuta C.H.Mull. Trel. Quercus xalapensis f. jalapae Trel. Quercus xalapensis f. surculina Trel.