Quercus insignis

Quercus insignis is a Mesoamerican species of oak in the white oak section, (Quercus section Quercus) within the beech family. It is native to southern Mexico and Central America, from Veracruz to Panamá.

Quercus insignis
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. insignis
Binomial name
Quercus insignis
Synonyms[1]

Description

Quercus insignis is a tree. It has leaves up to 15 cm long and 8 cm across. The acorns are large and distinctive, up to 8 cm in diameter, the cup covered with extended scales that give the cup a bur-like appearance.[2]

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References
  1. "Quercus insignis M.Martens & Galeotti". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
  2. Martens, Martin; Galeotti, Henri Guillaume (1843). "Enumeratio synoptica plantarum phanerogamicarum ab Henrico Galeotti in regionibus Mexicanis collectarum" [Comprehensive list of phanerogamic plants collected in Mexican regions by Henri Galeotti]. Bulletin de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres de Bruxelles (in Latin). 10 (1): 219-220: description in Latin, commentary in French.
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