Quercus aculcingensis
Species of oak tree
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Quercus aculcingensis is a species of oak endemic to eastern Mexico.[1]
| Quercus aculcingensis | |
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Scientific 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. aculcingensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus aculcingensis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]