Quercus hintonii
Quercus hintonii is a rare species of oak. It is endemic to the central Mexican State of Mexico.[3]
| Quercus hintonii | |
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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. hintonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus hintonii | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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It is a deciduous tree growing up to 15 metres (49 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 50 centimetres (20 inches) in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 21 cm long, elliptical or egg-shaped, very often with no teeth or lobes but sometimes with a few pointed teeth.[3][4]
The species is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus hintonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T30732A2795593. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T30732A2795593.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- The Plant List, Quercus hintonii E.F.Warb.
- 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
- Warburg, Edmund Frederic 1939. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1939: 91
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