Quercus resinosa explained

Quercus resinosa is a species of oak. It is native to central and western Mexico, from Nayarit south to Michoacán and east as far as San Luis Potosí. It is placed in Quercus section Quercus.[1]

Description

Quercus resinosa is a deciduous tree growing up to 15m (49feet) tall with a trunk as much as 70cm (30inches) in diameter. The leaves are huge, as much as 50cm (20inches) long, thick and stiff, broadly egg-shaped with the widest part toward the tip.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denk . Thomas . Grimm . Guido W. . Manos . Paul S. . Deng . Min . Hipp . Andrew L. . 2017 . Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks . figshare . 2023-02-24 . xls . amp .
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46657#page/77/mode/1up McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12:73-75