Quercus scytophylla

Quercus scytophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Section: Lobatae
Species: Q. scytophylla
Binomial name
Quercus scytophylla
Liebm. 1854
Synonyms[1]

Quercus scytophylla is a Mexican species of trees in the beech family. It is native to western and central Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua to Chiapas.[2][3][4]

Quercus scytophylla is a deciduous tree up to 20 meters tall with a trunk as much as 50 cm in diameter. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 20 cm long, with a few tapering, pointed teeth along the edges.[2]

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