Quercus_laurina

<i>Quercus laurina</i>

Quercus laurina

Species of oak tree

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus laurina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T78968154A78968168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T78968154A78968168.en. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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    The Plant List, Quercus laurina Bonpl.
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    Romero Rangel, S., E. C. Rojas Zenteno & M. L. Aguilar Enríquez. 2002. El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(4): 551–593 in Spanish, with line drawings of each species
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    McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93
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    Tropicos, Quercus laurina Bonpl.
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    Linares, J. L. 2003. Listado comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la república de El Salvador. Ceiba 44(2): 105–268
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    González-Rodríguez A, Arias DM, Oyama K (2005). "Genetic variation and differentiation of populations within the Quercus affinis – Quercus laurina (Fagaceae) complex analyzed with RAPD markers" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Botany. 83: 155–62. doi:10.1139/B04-162.
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