Quercus porphyrogenita

Quercus porphyrogenita is a species of oak in the family Fagaceae, native to northeastern Mexico.^[2]

Quercus porphyrogenita
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. Quercus
Species:	Q. porphyrogenita
Binomial name
Quercus porphyrogenita Trel.[2]
Synonyms[2]
Quercus microlepis Trel. & C.H.Mull., nom. illeg.

Taxonomy

Quercus porphyrogenita was first described by William Trelease in 1924.^[3] It may be treated as a synonym of Quercus laceyi,^[4] but as of March 2023^[update], is accepted by Plants of the World Online.^[2] Under the synonym Q. laceyi, it is placed in Quercus section Quercus.^[4]

Distribution

Quercus porphyrogenita is native to northeastern Mexico – the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.^[2]