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Quercus aculcingensis

Quercus aculcingensis is a species of oak endemic to eastern Mexico.

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Quercus aculcingensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. aculcingensis
Binomial name
Quercus aculcingensis
Synonyms1
  • Quercus reticulata var. crassifolia Oerst.
  • Quercus reticulata var. retifolia Liebm.

Quercus aculcingensis is a species of oak endemic to eastern Mexico.1

It is a shrub, growing up to 3 meters tall and occasionally to 5 meters. It grows in the northern Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Veracruz state, at 2,200 meters elevation.2 It is named for the town of Acultzingo.

Some authorities treat the species as a synonym of Quercus greggii.3

References

References

  1. Quercus aculcingensis Trel. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 23 March 2023.
  2. Quercus aculcingensis. Oaks of the World. Accessed 23 March 2023.
  3. Jerome, D. 2018. Quercus greggii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T78921657A81091457. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T78921657A81091457.en. Accessed 24 March 2023.