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Quercus cubana | |
Author | A.Rich. 1841 Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. 2: 230 |
Synonyms | sagraeana
Nuttall virginiana var. sagraeana (Nutt.) Trel. 1924 oleoides var. sagraeana (Nutt.) C.H.Muller 1961 oleoides subsp sagraeana (Nutt.) Borhidi 1972 |
Local names | |
Range | West
Cuba (Pinar del Rio, Isla de Pinos) |
Growth habit | more than 15 m tall, but often smaller; |
Leaves | 3-10
cm long, 1.5-3 wide; evergreen; elliptic lanceolate; base cuneate, apex
obtuse or weakly acute; shiny green above; white tomentum below; petiole
glabrescent 1-1.5 cm long; |
Flowers | |
Fruits | acorn
2 cm long, ovoid, subsessile, maturing in 1 year; cup bowl-shaped, enclosing
1/4 of nut, with appressed, tomentose scales; |
Bark, twigs and |
twig tomentose at first, becoming hairless; |
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Miscellaneous | --
Sub-genus Quercus, Section Virentes; -- Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : EN). -- This taxon, close to Q.virginiana, is today considered by many Authors as a hybrid between Q. oleoides and Q. geminata. |
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