Quercus costaricensis is a species of oak native to Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama).[2][3][4] It is often found with Quercus copeyensis in the upper montane forests, to 3,100 metres (10,200 feet) elevation.[5] The leaves are tough and leathery with a short petiole and toothed margin. Wind is the primary pollinator. Squirrels are their main seed predator but also their main disperser as they commonly lose their buried seeds.
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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. Lobatae |
| Species: | Q. costaricensis
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References edit
- ^ "Quercus costaricensis Liebm.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ Hazlett, D. L. (1979). "A first report on the vegetation of Celaque". Ceiba. 23 (2): 114–128.
- ^ Morales Quirós, J. F (2015). Hammel, B.E.; Grayum, M.H.; Herrera, C.; Zamora, N. (eds.). "Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden". Santalaceae: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica (in Spanish). VIII (131): 13–36.
- ^ Correa A., M.D.; Galdames, C.; Stapf, M. (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá (in Spanish). Panamá: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. pp. 1–599.
- ^ Costa Rica Institute of Technology: Quercus costaricensis Archived November 11, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
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- IUCN Red List: Quercus costaricensis
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Costa Rica in 1984
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