| Quercus cupreata | |
| Author | Trel. & C.H.Muller 1936 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 63: 152 |
| Synonyms | cupreata f. brachystachys C.H.Muller 1936,
nom. illeg. cupreata f. serrata Trel. & C.H.Muller 1936 |
| Local names | |
| Range | Mexico (Nuevo
Leon) ; |
| Growth habit | 5-10 m tall; |
| Leaves | 6-10 cm x 2-4; oval lanceolate; acuminate, base rounded to slightly cuneate and somewhat oblique; margin shalloly 5-7 pairs lobed, lobes bristle-tipped; dark green, hairless above; tomentose underneath at first, then glabrous; 5-8 veins pairs, prominent on each side; long hairless petiole to 2 cm; |
| Flowers | |
| Fruits | acorn ovoid
1.5 cm long; 1 or 2 together, longitudinaly stripped; cup covering 1-3
of nut, funnel-shaped with spreading margin and hairy appressed scales;
maturing in 2 years; |
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Bark, twigs and |
dark, fissured bark; hairless twig with pale lenticels; bud ovoid, 3-4 mm long; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardiness zone 7-8; withstands -15°C; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A. Camus : n° 394; -- Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae, Series Erythromexicanae, Group Acutifolia; -- Related to Q. canbyi though this taxon has acorns maturing in 1year; -- Rare species. Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : EN) |
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