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  Quercus mixtecana
Author

Trel. 1924 Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 54

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Synonyms
Local names
Range Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla) ;
Growth habit more than 3 m tall ;
Leaves 10-12 x 6 cm ; deciduous; hairless; grey green above, paler beneath; margin crispate;
Flowers
Fruits acorn ovoid, silky, 1 cm long; enclosed 1/2 by cup; cup 1.2 cm in diameter;

Bark, twigs and
buds

Hardiness zone, habitat
Miscellaneous -- A. Camus : n° 203;
-- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Leucomexicanae;
-- For today's Mexican Authors (Susana Valencia-Avalos, 2004) it is a synonym of Q.glaucoides.
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