Quercus tuitensis is a species of oak. It is endemic to the Sierra el Tuito of Jalisco state in western Mexico.
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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. tuitensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus tuitensis | |
Description edit
Quercus tuitensis is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree, growing 8 to 10 meters high, and occasionally to 15 meters high. Its trunk grows to 25-30 cm in diameter, and occasionally up to 60 cm.[1]
Range and habitat edit
Quercus tuitensis is known only from the Sierra el Tuito mountains in Talpa de Allende municipality, southeast of Puerto Vallarta.[1]
Its habitat is open, and generally drier, oak or oak–pine forests from 980 to 1400 meters elevation, above the lower-elevation tropical dry subdeciduous forests. It is found in seasonally-humid canyons (barrancas), typically on deep well-drained granitic and ferruginous soils.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Beckman, E., Jerome, D. & Carrero, C. 2020. Quercus tuitensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T194241A2305700. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T194241A2305700.en. Accessed 22 February 2023.