Biology:Quercus costaricensis

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Short description: Species of oak tree

Quercus costaricensis
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Quercus costaricensis 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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
Liebm.
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus endresii Trel.
  • Quercus irazuensis Kuntze

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 3,100 metres (10,200 feet) 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.

References

  1. "Quercus costaricensis Liebm.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-172328. 
  2. Hazlett, D. L. (1979). "A first report on the vegetation of Celaque". Ceiba 23 (2): 114–128. 
  3. Morales Quirós, J. F (2015). Hammel, B.E.; Grayum, M.H.; Herrera, C. et al.. eds. "Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden" (in es). Santalaceae: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica VIII (131): 13–36. 
  4. Correa A., M.D.; Galdames, C.; Stapf, M. (2004) (in es). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá. Panamá: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. pp. 1–599. 
  5. Costa Rica Institute of Technology: Quercus costaricensis

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q304761 entry