Biology:Quercus porphyrogenita

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Short description: Species of oak

Quercus porphyrogenita
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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. Quercus
Species:
Q. porphyrogenita
Binomial name
Quercus porphyrogenita
Trel.[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus microlepis Trel. & C.H.Mull., nom. illeg.

Quercus porphyrogenita is a species of oak in the family Fagaceae, native to northeastern Mexico.[2]

Taxonomy

Quercus porphyrogenita was first described by William Trelease in 1924.[3] It may be treated as a synonym of Quercus laceyi,[4] but (As of March 2023), is accepted by Plants of the World Online.[2] Under the synonym Q. laceyi, it is placed in Quercus section Quercus.[4]

Distribution

Quercus porphyrogenita is native to northeastern Mexico – the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.[2]

References

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