Biology:Quercus laurina

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Short description: Species of oak tree

Quercus laurina
Quercus laurina in Hackfalls Arboretum (2).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. laurina
Binomial name
Quercus laurina
Humb. & Bonpl.
Synonyms[2]

Quercus laurina is a species of oak. It is native primarily to Mexico (from Tamaulipas to Chiapas) and has also been found in Guatemala and El Salvador.[3][4][5][6]

Q. laurina is a tree up to 30 metres (98 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 50 centimetres (20 inches) or more in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 15.5 cm (6 in) long, elliptical sometimes with a few large teeth near the tip.[3]

The species forms hybrids with Quercus affinis.[7]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4112046 entry