Quercus laurina is a species of oak. It is native primarily to Mexico (from Tamaulipas to Chiapas) and has also been found in Guatemala and El Salvador.[3][4][5][6]
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| Quercus laurina |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Fagales |
| Family: |
Fagaceae |
| Genus: |
Quercus |
| Subgenus: |
Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: |
Quercus sect. Lobatae |
| Species: |
Q. laurina |
| Binomial name |
Quercus laurina
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| Synonyms[2] |
- Dryopsila laurina (Bonpl.) Raf.
- Quercus barbinervis Benth.
- Quercus bourgaei Oerst. ex Hemsl.
- Quercus bourgaei var. ilicifolia Trel.
- Quercus caeruleocarpa Trel.
- Quercus castanea var. tridens (Bonpl.) A.DC.
- Quercus chrysophylla Bonpl.
- Quercus lanceolata Bonpl.
- Quercus lanceolata var. undulatodentata A.DC.
- Quercus laurina Liebm. ex A.DC.
- Quercus laurina var. barbinervis (Benth.) Wenz.
- Quercus laurina var. major (A.DC.) Wenz.
- Quercus major (A.DC.) Trel.
- Quercus malinaltepecana Trel.
- Quercus nitens var. major A.DC.
- Quercus orizabae Liebm.
- Quercus roseovenulosa Trel.
- Quercus salicifolia Benth.
- Quercus salicifolia var. tlapuxahuensis (A.DC.) Wenz.
- Quercus tlapuxahuensis A.DC.
- Quercus tlapuxahuensis var. obconica Trel.
- Quercus treleaseana A.Camus
- Quercus tridens Bonpl.
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Q. laurina is a tree up to 30 metres (98 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 50 centimetres (20 inches) or more in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 15.5 cm (6 in) long, elliptical sometimes with a few large teeth near the tip.[3]
The species forms hybrids with Quercus affinis.[7]
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