Quercus uxoris

Quercus uxoris is an uncommon Mexican species of oak tree in the beech family.

Quercus uxoris
Quercus uxoris in Zapotitlán de Vadillo, Mexico

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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. uxoris
Binomial name
Quercus uxoris

The tree is endemic to Mexico. It has been found in the states of Jalisco, Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, and Oaxaca in southern Mexico.[1][2][3]

Description

Quercus uxoris is a large deciduous tree up to 25 meters tall with a trunk often more than 100 cm in diameter.

Leaves can be as much as 26 cm long, thick and leathery, broadly lance-shaped with numerous tapering teeth along the edges.[1]

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References

  1. McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:90-91 in English, with line drawings on page 90
  2. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
  3. Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus uxoris Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 23 August 2007.


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