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  Quercus substenocarpa
Author

Trel. 1924 Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 52

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Range Mexico (San Luis Potosi) ;
Growth habit more than 3 metres tall;
Leaves 16-20 x 6-7 cm; hairless above; dull, glaucous beneath; margin entire;
Flowers
Fruits acorn 4 cm long, 2 cm in diameter; enclosed 1/3 by scaly cup 2.5-3 cm in diameter;

Bark, twigs and
buds

Hardiness zone, habitat not hardy;
Miscellaneous -- A. Camus : n° 195;
-- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Leucomexicanae;
-- For today's Mexican Authors (Susana Valencia-Avalos, 2004) it is a synonym of Q.germana.

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