Quercus costaricensis explained

Quercus costaricensis is a species of oak native to Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama).^{[1] [2] [3]} It is often found with Quercus copeyensis in the upper montane forests, to 3100m (10,200feet) elevation.^[4] The leaves are tough and leathery with a short petiole and toothed margin. Wind is the primary pollinator. Squirrels are their main seed predator but also their main disperser as they commonly lose their buried seeds.

External links

• IUCN Red List: Quercus costaricensis
• photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Costa Rica in 1984

Notes and References

1. Hazlett. D. L.. 1979. A first report on the vegetation of Celaque. Ceiba. 23. 2. 114–128.
2. Morales Quirós. J. F. 2015. es. Santalaceae: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. VIII. B.E.. Hammel. M.H.. Grayum. C.. Herrera. N.. Zamora. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden. 131. 13–36.
3. Book: Correa A.. M.D.. C.. Galdames. M.. Stapf. 2004. es. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá. 1–599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Panamá.
4. http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm/Folder.2003-07-11.4726/PDF.2004-03-16.0742/file Costa Rica Institute of Technology: Quercus costaricensis