Quercus planipocula is a species of oak. It is native to western Mexico in Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Guerrero.[2][1]

Quercus planipocula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. planipocula
Binomial name
Quercus planipocula

It is a large forest tree up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall with a trunk often more than 60 centimetres (24 inches) in diameter. The leaves are as much as 27 cm (11 in) long.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus planipocula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T30736A81100819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T30736A81100819.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium12:66-68 in English with line drawing on page 67
  3. ^ Trelease, William (1924). Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 20: 136.

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