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  Quercus aculcingensis
Author

Trel. 1922 Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 23: 185

Diagnosis here

Synonyms reticulata var. retifolia Liebm. 1869
reticulata var. crassifolia Oerst. in Liebm. 1869
Local names
Range Mexico (Vera Cruz) ; near 2200 m;
Growth habit usually less than 3 metres tall; may reach 5 m;
Leaves 4-10 cm x 3-8; apex rounded or acute; base cordate or rounded; margin thickened, revolute, with some mucronate teetn near apex; adaxially rough, glabrescent; abaxially white woolly tomentose; 8-13 vein pairs; petiole tomentose, short;
Flowers
Fruits

Bark, twigs and
buds

bud pointed, ovoid, 3-6 mm long;
Hardiness zone, habitat
Miscellaneous

-- A. Camus : n° 248;
-- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, sub-section Erythromexicanae;
-- For some Authors (Zavala-Chavez, 2003) it is a variety of Q.greggii. For other ones (S. Valencia-A. 2017) it is a synonym of Q. greggii... For The Plant List 2013 it is an accepted name. Actually one can find some diffenrent features from Q. greggii which has a brown-yellow tomentum abaxially, 6-10 vein pairs, 2-3.5 mm long buds, smaller leaves(3-6 x 2-4 cm);

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