Quercus magnoliifolia, also known as encino amarillo, encino avellano, encino bermejo, encino blanco, encino napis, encino prieto, and roble,[4] is a Mexican species of oak. It is widespread along the Pacific Coast of Mexico from Sinaloa to Chiapas, and also found inland as far as Zacatecas and Puebla.[4][2][5][6]

Quercus magnoliifolia
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. magnoliifolia
Binomial name
Quercus magnoliifolia
Synonyms[2][3]
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  • Quercus magnoliaefolia Née
  • Quercus circinata Née
  • Quercus erubescens Trel.
  • Quercus flava Née ex Spreng.
  • Quercus haematophlebia Trel.
  • Quercus lutea Née
  • Quercus macrophylla Née
  • Quercus magnoliifolia var. lutea (Née) A.DC.
  • Quercus magnoliifolia var. macrophylla (Née) A.DC.
  • Quercus neoplatyphylla A.Camus
  • Quercus nudinervis Liebm.
  • Quercus platyphylla E.F.Warb.
  • Quercus rubescens Trel.
  • Quercus tepicana Trel.

It was classified and described in 1801 by the French-Spanish botanist Luis Née.[7][8]

Quercus magnoliifolia is a deciduous tree up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 60 centimetres (24 inches) in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 22 cm (8+12 in) long, widely egg-shaped, with wavy edges or sometimes shallow teeth, green on the top but covered with yellowish hairs on the underside.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus magnoliifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  3. ^ "Quercus magnoliifolia 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  4. ^ a b "Quercus magnoliifolia Née" (PDF). National Mexican Institute of Ecology. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  5. ^ Romero Rangel, S.; Rojas Zenteno, E. C.; Aguilar Enríquez, M. L. (2002). "El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (in Spanish). 89 (4): 561–564: line drawing of Q. magnoliifolia on page 563. {{cite journal}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. ^ McVaugh, R. (1974). "Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae". Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 12 (1, 3): 55-57.
  7. ^ "Quercus magnoliifolia Née". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  8. ^ a b Née, Luis 1801. Anales de Ciencias Naturales 3: 268-269 short diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in Spanish
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