Quercus_magnoliifolia

<i>Quercus magnoliifolia</i>

Quercus magnoliifolia

Species of oak tree

Quercus magnoliifolia, also known as encino amarillo, encino avellano, encino bermejo, encino blanco, encino napis, encino prieto, and roble,[4] is a Mexican species of oak. It is widespread along the Pacific Coast of Mexico from Sinaloa to Chiapas, and also found inland as far as Zacatecas and Puebla.[4][2][5][6]

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It was classified and described in 1801 by the French-Spanish botanist Luis Née.[7][8]

Quercus magnoliifolia is a deciduous tree up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 60 centimetres (24 inches) in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 22 cm (8+1⁄2 in) long, widely egg-shaped, with wavy edges or sometimes shallow teeth, green on the top but covered with yellowish hairs on the underside.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Jerome , D. (2018). "Quercus magnoliifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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    "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
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    "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
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    "Quercus magnoliifolia Née" (PDF). National Mexican Institute of Ecology. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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    Romero Rangel, S.; Rojas Zenteno, E. C.; Aguilar Enríquez, M. L. (2002). "El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (in Spanish). 89 (4): 561–564: line drawing of Q. magnoliifolia on page 563. {{cite journal}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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    McVaugh, R. (1974). "Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae". Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 12 (1, 3): 55-57.
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    "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  8. [8]
    Née, Luis 1801. Anales de Ciencias Naturales 3: 268-269 short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in Spanish
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