| Quercus purulhana | |
| Author |
Trel. 1924 Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 63 Diagnosis here |
| Synonyms | aguana Trel. 1940 barbeyana Trel. 1924 pilicaulis f. armata Trel. 1924 pilicaulis f. hurteri Trel. 1924 pilicaulis f. concava Muell. 1937 pilicaulis f. elongata Muell. 1937 pilicaulis f. exserta Muell. 1937 |
| Local names | |
| Range | Belize,
Guatemala (near Purulha), Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico ; 300 - 1400
m ; |
| Growth habit | 6-20
(25) m tall; |
| Leaves | 13-20 x 5-10 cm; oblong-elliptic or oboval; leathery; apex rounded or subacute; base rounded or subcordate; margin cartilaginous, entire or crenate, seldom toothed (if so, with shallow, mucronate, rounded teeth), slightly wavy and revolute; lustrous, remotely hairy above; densely tawny tomentose beneath especially along midrib; 15-20 vein pairs impressed above, raised beneath; petiole 4-8 mm long, reddish-brown; |
| Flowers | staminate
inflorescences 4-8 cm long; pistillate inflorescences 1.5-4 cm, bearing
1-4 flowers; |
| Fruits | acorn
1.2-1.7 cm; singly or 2-3 together; peduncle 1-2.5 cm long; enclosed 1/2
or 3/4 by half-round cup; cup with oval, appressed, densely pinkish brown
tomentose scales; pericarp hairless inside; |
|
Bark, twigs and |
bark rough, yellow grey to blackish; twigs 2-4 mm thick, densely tomentose at first, becoming hairless, pinkish brown, with pale, raised lenticels; buds oval, 2-3 mm long; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | not hardy; prefers dry soils; pine-oak mixed forests; |
| Miscellaneous | --
Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Leucomexicanae -- Hybrids with Q.segoviensis; -- Closely related to Q.magnoliifolia Née ; |
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