Quercus brandegeei is a rare Mexican species of plant in the family Fagaceae, in the oak genus Quercus, section Virentes.[2] It has been found only in the southern part of the State of Baja California Sur in northwestern Mexico.[3]

Quercus brandegeei
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. Virentes
Species:
Q. brandegeei
Binomial name
Quercus brandegeei

Quercus brandegeei is an evergreen tree up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall. Leaves are elliptical, not lobed, the blades up to 65 millimetres (2+12 inches) long and tapering at both ends, sometimes with no teeth on the edge but sometimes with a few pointed teeth.[4] Its habitat is restricted to stream-side locations.[5]

The species is listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List[1] and threatened by long-term climatic drying[6][7] and habitat loss.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Denvir, A.; Westwood, M. (2016). "Quercus brandegeei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T30726A2795363. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T30726A2795363.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017), "An Updated Infrageneric Classification of the Oaks: Review of Previous Taxonomic Schemes and Synthesis of Evolutionary Patterns", in Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio; Peguero-Pina, José Javier & Sancho-Knapik, Domingo (eds.), Oaks Physiological Ecology. Exploring the Functional Diversity of Genus Quercus L., Cham.: Springer International Publishing, pp. 13–38, ISBN 978-3-319-69099-5
  3. ^ "Quercus brandegeei Goldman". SEINet Arizona - New Mexico Chapter. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ Goldman, Edward Alphonso 1916. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 16: 321
  5. ^ Martins, Alejandra (23 February 2022). "The mystery of Mexico's vanishing stream oaks". BBC Future. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ^ Cavender-Bares, Jeannine; González-Rodríguez, Antonio; Eaton, Deren; Hipp, Andrew; Beulke, Anne; S Manos, Paul (2015-06-12). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the American live oaks (Quercus subsection Virentes): A genomic and population genetics approach". Molecular Ecology. 24 (14): 3668–3687. doi:10.1111/mec.13269. PMID 26095958.
  7. ^ Cavender-Bares, Jeannine; Ramírez-Valiente, José Alberto (2017). "Physiological Evidence from Common Garden Experiments for Local Adaptation and Adaptive Plasticity to Climate in American Live Oaks (Quercus Section Virentes): Implications for Conservation Under Global Change". Oaks Physiological Ecology. Exploring the Functional Diversity of Genus Quercus L. pp. 107–135. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69099-5_4. ISBN 9783319690995.
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