Quercus laurina is a species of oak. It is native primarily to Mexico (from Tamaulipas to Chiapas) and has also been found in Guatemala and El Salvador.[3][4][5][6]

Quercus laurina
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. laurina
Binomial name
Quercus laurina
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Dryopsila laurina (Bonpl.) Raf.
  • Quercus barbinervis Benth.
  • Quercus bourgaei Oerst. ex Hemsl.
  • Quercus bourgaei var. ilicifolia Trel.
  • Quercus caeruleocarpa Trel.
  • Quercus castanea var. tridens (Bonpl.) A.DC.
  • Quercus chrysophylla Bonpl.
  • Quercus lanceolata Bonpl.
  • Quercus lanceolata var. undulatodentata A.DC.
  • Quercus laurina Liebm. ex A.DC.
  • Quercus laurina var. barbinervis (Benth.) Wenz.
  • Quercus laurina var. major (A.DC.) Wenz.
  • Quercus major (A.DC.) Trel.
  • Quercus malinaltepecana Trel.
  • Quercus nitens var. major A.DC.
  • Quercus orizabae Liebm.
  • Quercus roseovenulosa Trel.
  • Quercus salicifolia Benth.
  • Quercus salicifolia var. tlapuxahuensis (A.DC.) Wenz.
  • Quercus tlapuxahuensis A.DC.
  • Quercus tlapuxahuensis var. obconica Trel.
  • Quercus treleaseana A.Camus
  • Quercus tridens Bonpl.

Q. laurina is a tree up to 30 metres (98 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 50 centimetres (20 inches) or more in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 15.5 cm (6 in) long, elliptical sometimes with a few large teeth near the tip.[3]

The species forms hybrids with Quercus affinis.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus laurina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T78968154A78968168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T78968154A78968168.en. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Quercus laurina Bonpl.
  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. ^ McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93
  5. ^ Tropicos, Quercus laurina Bonpl.
  6. ^ Linares, J. L. 2003. Listado comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la república de El Salvador. Ceiba 44(2): 105–268
  7. ^ González-Rodríguez A, Arias DM, Oyama K (2005). "Genetic variation and differentiation of populations within the Quercus affinisQuercus laurina (Fagaceae) complex analyzed with RAPD markers" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Botany. 83: 155–62. doi:10.1139/B04-162.

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