Quercus martinezii

Quercus martinezii is a species of oak found in southwestern and central Mexico. It has been found in Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, and Oaxaca states.[2][3][1][4] It is placed in Quercus section Quercus.[5]

Quercus martinezii
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. martinezii
Binomial name
Quercus martinezii

Description

It is a tall forest tree up to 25 metres (82 feet) tall with a trunk 50 centimetres (20 inches) or more in diameter. The leaves are thick and stiff, gray-green on the upper surface, lighter on the underside, lance-shaped or egg-shaped with irregular teeth.[3]

Range and habitat

Quercus martinezii is native to montane forests in the mountains of west-central and southern Mexico. It is found in the Sierra de San Juan of western Nayarit, the western Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Jalisco, Michoacán, and Mexico states, and the Sierra Madre del Sur of Michoacán, Guerrero, and Oaxaca states.[1]

The tree is generally found in cloud forests, and occasionally in humid oak forest and pine–oak forests, between 1,800 and 2,600 meters elevation.[1]

Conservation and threats

The population size and trends of Quercus martinezii have not been quantitatively studied. Its observed populations are generally low-density or scarce. It is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation across much of its range.[1] There are populations in several protected areas, including the Sierra de San Juan Biosphere Reserve in Nayarit, the Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve in Jalisco.

References

  1. Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus martinezii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T30734A2795688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T30734A2795688.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
  3. McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12: 57-59 in English with line drawing on page 58
  4. Quercus martinezii C.H.Mull. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 22 August 2022.
  5. 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 2023-02-24.
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