| Quercus cubana | |
| Author | A.Rich. 1850 Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. 2: 230 |
| Synonyms | sagraeana
Nuttall 1842 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; |
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Bark, twigs and |
twig tomentose at first, becoming hairless; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | |
| Miscellaneous | --
Sub-genus Quercus, Section Virentes; -- This taxon, described in 1842 by Nuttall, has priority over A. Rich. 1850; consequently, the name sagraeana must replace cubana. -- 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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| Pictures |
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