Quercus laeta

Quercus laeta
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. Quercus
Species:
Q. laeta
Binomial name
Quercus laeta
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Quercus centralis Trel.
  • Quercus clivicola Trel. & C.H.Müll.
  • Quercus obscura Trel.
  • Quercus pallescens Trel.
  • Quercus prinopsis Trel.
  • Quercus transmontana Trel.

Quercus laeta is an oak species in the white oak section, Quercus section Quercus, in the beech family. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Sinaloa and Nuevo León south as far as Oaxaca.[3][4]

Description

Quercus laeta is a tree up to 10 metres (33 feet) tall with a trunk up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) in diameter. The leaves are dark green, thick and leathery, up to 40 cm long with a few shallow teeth along the edges.[3]

References

  1. ^ Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus laeta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Quercus laeta Liebm.". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ^ a b 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. 89 (4): 551–593. doi:10.2307/3298595. JSTOR 3298595: in Spanish, with line drawings of each species.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ McVaugh, R. (1974). "Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae". Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 12 (1, 3): 50-53.