Quercus oleoides
| Quercus oleoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Virentes |
| Species: | Q. oleoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus oleoides | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Quercus oleoides, with Spanish common names encina or encino, is a Mesoamerican species of oak in the southern live oaks section of the genus Quercus (section Virentes).[4] It grows in dry forests and pastureland of eastern and southern Mexico and much of Central America, from Guanacaste Province in Costa Rica north as far as the State of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico.[5][6][7]
Quercus oleoides is a slow-growing tree, reaching 8–15 metres (26–49 feet) in height. Its pale gray leaves are evergreen, thick, hard, 4 to 11 centimetres (1+1⁄2 to 4+1⁄4 inches) long, 2 to 5 cm (3⁄4 to 2 in) wide, oblong or elliptic. It flowers from December through May, with male catkins that are 3 to 4 cm (1+1⁄4 to 1+1⁄2 in) long, and female catkins that are 3 to 30 millimetres (1⁄8 to 1+1⁄8 inches) long, containing one to six flowers, each about 7 mm long.[8]
Its wood is extremely heavy with intercrossed grains; the sapwood is white, and heartwood brown.[9]
References
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- ↑ Gallagher, G. (2018). "Quercus oleoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T194209A2304166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T194209A2304166.en. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "Quercus oleoides". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Quercus oleoides Schltdl. & Cham.". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ↑ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ Muller, C. H. 1942. The Central American species of Quercus. United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry. Miscellaneous Publication 477: 1–216
- ↑ Nelson, C. H. 1978. Contribuciones a la flora de la Mosquitía, Honduras. Ceiba 22(1): 41–64
- ↑ Pérez J., L. A., M. Sousa Sánchez, A. M. Hanan-Alipi, F. Chiang Cabrera & P. Tenorio L. 2005. Vegetación terrestre. Cap. 4: 65–110. In J. Bueno, F Álvarez & S. Santiago (eds.) Biodiversidad del Estado de Tabasco. CONABIO-UNAM, México
- ↑ L. A. Fournier, "Quercus oleoides Schltdl. & Cham.", Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica
- ↑ "Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute - Quercus oleoides". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
External links
[edit]- Arctos Collaborative Collection Management Solution, Taxonomy Details for Quercus oleoides var. sagraeana
- Plants of Viñales pictorial guide - Quercus oleoides subsp. sagraeana
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- Flora of Belize
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