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  Quercus salasiae
Author S.Valencia A. & Soto-Arellano 2025
Synonyms
Local names toki, encino de de castaña, yegareche
Range Mexico in the Sierra Madre del Sur (Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca), possibly Guatemala; 500-1820 m;
Growth habit
Leaves oblanceolate to oboval, 2,6-3,2 times as long as wide; apex apiculate; base cuneate, or narrowly round or narrowly subcordate; 9-14 veins pairs, flat or slightly raised adaxially;
Flowers
Fruits acorn less than 3 cm long; maturing from May to September;

Bark, twigs and
buds

Hardiness zone, habitat
Miscellaneous

-- Sub-Genus Quercus, section Lobatae;
-- This taxon was considered as a synonym of Q. crispifolia, but the latter differs in the narrowly elliptic leaves, the veins raised adaxially, the base acute or cuneate, the apex long acuminate, the acorn to more than 3 cm long.
-- The specific name honors Silvia Salas, a biologist who collected intensively in the state of Oaxaca, particularly this new species.
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