Quercus castanea

Quercus castanea is a species of oak tree. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Sonora to Chiapas.[2][3]

Quercus castanea
Scientific 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. castanea
Binomial name
Quercus castanea
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Quercus alamosensis Trel.
  • Quercus axillaris E.Fourn. ex Trel.
  • Quercus circummontana Trel.
  • Quercus consociata Trel.
  • Quercus crassivenosa Trel.
  • Quercus impressa Trel.
  • Quercus lanigera M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Quercus mucronata Willd.
  • Quercus pulchella Bonpl.
  • Quercus rossii Trel.
  • Quercus scherzeri Trel.
  • Quercus seleri Trel.
  • Quercus serrulata Trel.
  • Quercus simillima Trel.
  • Quercus spathulistipula Trel.
  • Quercus subcrispata Trel.
  • Quercus tepoxuchilensis Trel.
  • Quercus tristis Liebm.
  • Quercus verrucosirama Trel.

It is a deciduous tree up to 15 metres (49 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 80 cm (31 in) in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 11.6 cm (4+1⁄2 in) long, and elliptical with numerous pointed teeth along the edges.[2]

References
  1. "Quercus castanea Née". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
  2. 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
  3. McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93


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