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Quercus vaseyana

Species of oak tree From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Quercus vaseyana is a species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is native to northern Mexico and the U.S. state of Texas. The specific epithet vaseyana honors the American botanist George Vasey. The species is commonly called the Vasey oak.

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
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Quercus vaseyana
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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. vaseyana
Binomial name
Quercus vaseyana
Synonyms[2]
Homotypic synonyms
    • Quercus pungens var. vaseyana (Buckley) C.H.Mull.
    • Quercus pungens subsp. vaseyana (Buckley) A.E.Murray
    • Quercus undulata var. vaseyana (Buckley) Rydb.
Heterotypic synonyms
    • Quercus sillae Trel.
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Description

Quercus vaseyana is a shrub or small tree up to 10 metres (33 feet) tall. The bark is brown. The leaves are narrow, up to 9 centimetres (3+1⁄2 inches) long, thick and leathery, with a few teeth or shallow lobes.[3]

Taxonomy

Quercus vaseyana was named and described by the American botanist Samuel Botsford Buckley in 1883.[4] It was named in honor of Dr. George Vasey, who was then the Chief Botanist at the United States Department of Agriculture.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Quercus vaseyana is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León) and the U.S. state of Texas.[6][3]

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