Quercus ariifolia
| Quercus ariifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. ariifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus ariifolia Trel.
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Quercus ariifolia is a species of oak native to the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
Description
[edit]Quercus ariifolia belongs to the Quercus rugosa group of species. The species of this group are characterized by obovate, occasionally broadly obovate or oblanceolate, leaves, with a strongly rugose upper surface and with clustered trichomes on the lower surface.[2]
Range and habitat
[edit]Quercus ariifolia is native to the southern Sierra Madre Oriental, where it is found in the states of Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro, and San Luis Potosí. It inhabits seasonally dry forests.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Carrero, C. 2021. Quercus ariifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T187939664A187939677. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T187939664A187939677.en. Accessed 19 October 2022.
- ^ Valencia Avalos, Susana (2010). "Notes on the Genus Quercus in Mexico". International Oak Journal No. 21 Spring 2010