| Quercus diversifolia | |
| Author | Née 1801 Anales Ci. Nat. 3: 270 Diagnosis here |
| Synonyms | tomentosa var. diversifolia (Née)
A.DC 1864 ambigua Bonpl. 1809 Diagnosis here bonplandiana Sweet 1826 |
| Local names | |
| Range | Central
Mexico (Veracruz) |
| Growth habit | 3-5 m tall; |
| Leaves | 2.5-7 x 1.2-2.5 cm; subevergreen; elliptic or oval-oblong; crenate-dentate or subentire on the same twig; tomentose beneath; |
| Flowers | |
| Fruits | catkin female 5 cm long; |
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Bark, twigs and |
twig thin (2-3 mm), slightly sulcate, densely yellow tomentose, tomentum persisting the second year; bud brown or much paler, ovoid-rounded, 2 mm in diametre; |
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| Miscellaneous | --
Camus : tome 2, p. 652, n° 251 (with Q. deserticola) ; with
this comment by A. Camus : "species rather dubious"... -- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Leucomexicanae; -- Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : EN). |
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