Quercus oocarpa
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Q. oocarpa
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Quercus oocarpa is a Mesoamerican species of oak in the beech family. It is native to Central America and eastern Mexico, with an isolated population in canyons of Jalisco in western Mexico.[2][3]
Description
Quercus oocarpa is a large forest tree frequently more than 25 meters tall, evergreen or deciduous, with a trunk as much as 100 cm in diameter. Leaves are sometimes as much as 45 cm long, broadly egg-shaped with numerous small pointed teeth along the edges.[2]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Quercus oocarpa Liebm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:63-64 in English, with line drawing on page 64
- ↑ Muller, C. H. 1942. The Central American species of Quercus. United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry. Miscellaneous Publication 477: 1–216
