Quercus cualensis

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Quercus cualensis
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Q. cualensis
Binomial name
Quercus cualensis

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Quercus cualensis is a rare Mexican species of oak in the beech family. It is has been found only in a small region in the State of Jalisco in western Mexico, in the mountains south of Puerto Vallarta.[2][3]

Description

Quercus cualensis is an evergreen tree up to 15 meters tall, with a trunk as much as 30 cm in diameter. Leaves are thin, flat, and hairless, narrowly lance-shaped, up to 15 cm long.[3]

References

  1. The International Plant Names Index
  2. Encyclopedia of Life, Quercus cualensis includes photo of herbarium specimen plus interactive distribution map
  3. 3.0 3.1 González Villarreal, Luz María. 2003. Brittonia 55(1): 49-60 includes line drawings and distribution map