| Quercus depressa | |
| Author |
Bonpl. 1809 Pl. Aequinoct. 2: 50 pl. 92 Diagnosis here |
| Synonyms | laurina Martens & Galeotti 1843, not
Bonpl. 1809 subavenia Trel. 1924 Diagnosis here |
| Local names | |
| Range | Mexico (Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz ); endemic in Sierra Madre Oriental; 1800-3100 m; |
| Growth habit | usually less than 1.2 m tall; rhizomatous; |
| Leaves |
2-4 cm long, 1-2 wide; evergreen, coriaceous; elliptic to elliptic-oblong; apex acute, acuminate, aristate; base rounded or cuneate; margin entire or with 1-7 pairs of teeth; hairless above, or occasionally with some stellate trichomes near base of midrib; only axil tufts beneath, with sometimes fasciate hairs along veins, without glandular hairs; 5-8 pairs of secondary veins prominent or flat adaxially, remotely prominent underside or nearly flat; epidermis smooth or slightly papillose; petiole glabrescent 2-5 mm long; |
| Flowers | male catkins 2.5-4.5 cm long, rachis scarcely pubescent; |
| Fruits | acorn 0.9-1.3 cm long, ovoid or almost globose, solitary or paired on a very short, 1-2 mm thick peduncle; cup enclosing 1/4 to 1/2 of nut, with triangular, slightly pubescent scales; maturing in 2 years, from August to November; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark
greyish, finely fissured; twig slender, grey, hairless; bud 1-3 mm long,
glabrous or nearly so; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A. Camus : n° 366; -- Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae, Series Erythromexicanae; -- Possible confusion with Q. galeanensis, but this one has stiff, strongly leathery leaves, oblong or oblanceolate in shape, with a subcordate or truncate base; it may be confused as well with Q. laurina and Q. affinis, but both are trees, not shrubs. |
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