Quercus costaricensis

Quercus costaricensis is a species of oak native to Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama).[2][3][4] It is often found with Quercus copeyensis in the upper montane forests, to 3100 meters elevation.[5] The leaves are tough and leathery with a short petiole and toothed margin. Wind is the primary pollinator. Squirrels are their main seed predator but also their main disperser as they commonly lose their buried seeds.

Quercus costaricensis
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. costaricensis
Binomial name
Quercus costaricensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus endresii Trel.
  • Quercus irazuensis Kuntze

References
  1. "Quercus costaricensis Liebm.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
  2. Hazlett, D. L. 1979. A first report on the vegetation of Celaque. Ceiba 23(2): 114–128
  3. Morales Quirós, J. F. 2015. Santalaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. VIII. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 131: 13–36
  4. Correa A., M.D., C. Galdames & M. Stapf. 2004. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá 1–599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá
  5. Technological Institute of Costa Rica: Quercus costaricensis Archived November 11, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
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