Quercus scytophylla
Species of oak tree
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Quercus scytophylla is a species of oak. It is a tree native to western and central Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua to Chiapas.[3][4][5]
| Quercus scytophylla | |
|---|---|
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. Lobatae |
| Species: | Q. scytophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus scytophylla | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Quercus campanariensis Trel. | |
Quercus scytophylla is a deciduous tree growing up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 50 centimetres (20 inches) in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 20 cm (8 in) long, with a few tapering, pointed teeth along the edges.[3]
It is native to the Sierra Madre Occidental, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Sierra Madre del Sur, and Sierra Madre de Chiapas. It grows in pine-oak forest and humid montane forests from 1,500 to 2,500 metres elevation. It can be a dominant tree in the western Sierra Madre Occidental.[1]
