Quercus vicentensis

Quercus vicentensis is a species of oak tree in the family Fagaceae, native to southern Mexico and northern Central America.[2] It is placed in section Quercus.[3]

Quercus vicentensis
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. vicentensis
Binomial name
Quercus vicentensis
Trel.
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus comasaguana Trel.
  • Quercus siltepecana Matuda

Distribution and habitat

Quercus vicentensis is endemic to forest habitats in southern Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Guerrero, Michoacán, and Oaxaca states), El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.[2][1]

It grows in humid montane forests between 1,200–1,900 metres (3,900–6,200 ft) elevation.[1]

Conservation

Quercus vicentensis is threatened with habitat loss from extensive deforestation throughout its range.[1]

References

  1. Carrero, C. & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2020. Quercus vicentensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T34685A2854276. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T34685A2854276.en. Accessed 1 October 2022.
  2. Quercus vicentensis Trel. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 5 February 2023.
  3. 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 2023-02-18.


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