Quercus magnoliifolia
Quercus magnoliifolia, also known as encino amarillo, encino avellano, encino bermejo, encino blanco, encino napis, encino prieto, and roble,[3] is a Mexican species of oak. It is widespread along the Pacific Coast of Mexico from Sinaloa to Chiapas, and also found inland as far as Zacatecas and Puebla.[3][1][4][5]
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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. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. magnoliifolia |
| Binomial name | |
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It was classified and described in 1801 by the French-Spanish botanist Luis Née.[6][7]
Quercus magnoliifolia is a deciduous tree up to 20 meters tall with a trunk as much as 60 cm in diameter. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 22 cm long, widely egg-shaped, with wavy edges or sometimes shallow teeth, green on the top but covered with yellowish hairs on the underside.[7]
References
- "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
- "Quercus magnoliifolia Née" (PDF). National Mexican Institute of Ecology. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- Romero Rangel, S.; Rojas Zenteno, E. C.; Aguilar Enríquez, M. L. (2002). "El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (in Spanish). 89 (4): 561–564: line drawing of Q. magnoliifolia on page 563.
- McVaugh, R. (1974). "Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae". Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 12 (1, 3): 55-57.
- "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- Née, Luis 1801. Anales de Ciencias Naturales 3: 268-269 short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in Spanish
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