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Quercus hintonii

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Quercus hintonii
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. Lobatae
Species:
Q. hintonii
Binomial name
Quercus hintonii
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus apiophylla E.F.Warb.
  • Quercus ochroesthes E.F.Warb.
  • Quercus sagata E.F.Warb.

Quercus hintonii is a rare species of oak. It is endemic to the central Mexican State of Mexico.[3]

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

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Quercus hintonii E.F.Warb.
  3. ^ a b 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
  4. ^ Warburg, Edmund Frederic 1939. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1939: 91