Quercus diversifolia is an uncommon North American species of oak native to Mexico. It has been found in the states of Nuevo León, Durango, México, and Puebla.[2]

Quercus diversifolia
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. diversifolia
Binomial name
Quercus diversifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus ambigua Bonpl.
  • Quercus bonplandiana Sweet
  • Quercus tomentosa var. diversifolia (Née) A.DC.

Quercus diversifolia is a shrub or small tree 3–4.2 metres (10–14 feet) tall. The leaves are green on the upper surface, yellow-brown on the underside, with wavy edges.[3][4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Quercus diversifolia Née". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ "Quercus diversifolia Née". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  3. ^ Née, Luis 1801. Anales de Ciencias Naturales 3: 270-271 short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in Spanish
  4. ^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 51-53 short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in French, as Quercus ambigua
  5. ^ Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: plant 93 full-page drawing, as Quercus ambigua

External links edit