Quercus castanea

Quercus castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. castanea
Binomial name
Quercus castanea
Née 1801 not Willd. 1801 nor A.DC. 1864 nor G.B. Emers. 1846
Synonyms[1]

Quercus castanea is a Mexican species of oak tree in the family beech family. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Sonora to Chiapas.[2][3]

Quercus castanea is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall with a trunk as much as 80 cm in diameter. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 116 mm long, elliptical with numerous pointed teeth along the edges.[2]

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