Kingdom Plantae Family Fagaceae Section Lobatae Rank Species | Order Fagales Genus Quercus Higher classification Oak | |
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Similar Oak, Quercus rugosa, Quercus castanea, Quercus crassifolia, Fagaceae | ||
Quercus laurina is a Mexican species of trees in the Fagaceae. It is native primarily to Mexico (from Tamaulipas to Chiapas) and has also been found in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Quercus laurina is a tree up to 30 meters tall with a trunk as much as 50 cm or more in diameter. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 155 mm long, elliptical sometimes with a few large teeth near the tip.
Quercus laurina forms hybrids with Quercus affinis.
References
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