Quercus salicifolia

Quercus salicifolia is a species of oak. It is native to central and southern Mexico and Central America, from Jalisco to Panama.^[3][4][5][6]

Quercus salicifolia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (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. Lobatae
Species:	Q. salicifolia
Binomial name
Quercus salicifolia Née
Synonyms[2]
List Cerris salicifolia (Née) Raf. Quercus acapulcensis Trel. Quercus castanea var. glabrata (Liebm. ex Seem.) A.DC. Quercus duratifolia C.H.Mull. Quercus mexicana var. glabrata Liebm. ex Seem. Quercus tahuasalana Trel.

Description

Quercus salicifolia is a tree up to 25 metres (82 feet) tall, with a trunk up to 100 centimetres (39 inches) in diameter. The leaves are narrowly lance-shaped, up to 20 cm (8 in) long, with no teeth or lobes.^[3][7]

The epithet "salicifolia" means "willow-leaved" alluding to the resemblance between the leaves of Q. salicifolia and those of several species of Salix.