Biology:Quercus cualensis

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Short description: Species of oak tree

Quercus cualensis
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. cualensis
Binomial name
Quercus cualensis
L.M.González[2]

Quercus cualensis is a rare species of oak. It has been found only in a small region in the State of Jalisco in western Mexico, in the Sierra el Cuale mountains south of Puerto Vallarta.[3][4]

Description

Quercus cualensis is an evergreen tree up to 15 metres (49 feet) tall, with a trunk as much as 30 centimetres (12 inches) in diameter. The leaves are thin, flat, and hairless, narrowly lance-shaped, up to 15 cm long.[4]

References

  1. Wenzell, K., Kenny, L., Beckman, E. & Jerome, D. 2020. Quercus cualensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T194105A2299318. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T194105A2299318.en. Accessed 22 February 2023.
  2. "Plant name details". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/.  No |id= given and no id found in Wikidata.
  3. 4.0 4.1 González Villarreal, Luz María. 2003. Brittonia 55(1): 49-60 includes line drawings and distribution map

Wikidata ☰ Q6323669 entry