Quercus crispifolia is a species of oak tree. It is native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador.[2] It is placed in section Lobatae.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. crispifolia
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| Quercus crispifolia Trel.
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Range and habitat edit
Quercus crispifolia is native to Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas states of southern Mexico, where it lives in the Sierra Madre del Sur and Chiapas Highlands, and in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas of Chiapas, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It has an estimated area of occupancy (AOO) of 104 km2.[1]
Quercus crispifolia is native to low montane rain forests from 900 to 2,700 meters elevation.[1]
Much of the species' montane forest habitat has been replaced with coffee plantations. A population is conserved within El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve.[1]
References edit
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- ^ a b c d Carrero, C. (2020). "Quercus crispifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T194091A2297679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T194091A2297679.en. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ a b Quercus crispifolia Trel. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 13 March 2023.
- ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 2023-02-18.