Biology:Quercus resinosa

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Short description: Species of oak tree

Quercus resinosa
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. resinosa
Binomial name
Quercus resinosa
Liebm.

Quercus resinosa is a species of oak. It is native to central and western Mexico, from Nayarit south to Michoacán and east as far as San Luis Potosí.[2] It is placed in Quercus section Quercus.[3]

Description

Quercus resinosa is a deciduous tree growing up to 15 metres (49 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 70 centimetres (28 inches) in diameter. The leaves are huge, as much as 50 cm (20 in) long, thick and stiff, broadly egg-shaped with the widest part toward the tip.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15358091 entry