Quercus peduncularis

Quercus peduncularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Section: Lobatae
Species: Q. peduncularis
Binomial name
Quercus peduncularis
Née 1801
Synonyms[1]
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Quercus peduncularis is a Mesoamerican species of plant in the beech family. It is native to Mexico and Central America, ranging from Jalisco to Honduras.[2][3][4][5][6]

Quercus peduncularis is a small tree up to 4 meters tall. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 10 cm long, lance-shaped or egg-shaped with 9-14 pairs of pointed teeth on the edges.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Quercus obtusata Bonpl.
  2. ↑ McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93
  3. 1 2 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
  4. ↑ Muller, C. H. 1942. The Central American species of Quercus. United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry. Miscellaneous Publication 477: 1–216
  5. ↑ Berendsohn, W.G., A. K. Gruber & J. A. Monterrosa Salomón. 2009. Nova silva cuscatlanica. Árboles nativos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29(1): 1–438.
  6. ↑ Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246


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