Quercus vicentensis

Quercus vicentensis is a species of oak tree in the family Fagaceae, native to southern Mexico and northern Central America.^[2] It is placed in section Quercus.^[3]

Quercus vicentensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (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. vicentensis
Binomial name
Quercus vicentensis Trel.
Synonyms[2]
Quercus comasaguana Trel. Quercus siltepecana Matuda

Distribution and habitat

Quercus vicentensis is endemic to forest habitats in southern Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Guerrero, Michoacán, and Oaxaca states), El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.^[2][1]

It grows in humid montane forests between 1,200–1,900 metres (3,900–6,200 ft) elevation.^[1]

Conservation

Quercus vicentensis is threatened with habitat loss from extensive deforestation throughout its range.^[1]