Quercus laurina facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Quercus laurina |
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Quercus
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laurina
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Dryopsila laurina (Bonpl.) Raf.
Quercus barbinervis Benth. Quercus bourgaei Oerst. ex Hemsl. Quercus bourgaei var. ilicifolia Trel. Quercus caeruleocarpa Trel. Quercus castanea var. tridens (Bonpl.) A.DC. Quercus chrysophylla Bonpl. Quercus lanceolata Bonpl. Quercus lanceolata var. undulatodentata A.DC. Quercus laurina Liebm. ex A.DC. Quercus laurina var. barbinervis (Benth.) Wenz. Quercus laurina var. major (A.DC.) Wenz. Quercus major (A.DC.) Trel. Quercus malinaltepecana Trel. Quercus nitens var. major A.DC. Quercus orizabae Liebm. Quercus roseovenulosa Trel. Quercus salicifolia Benth. Quercus salicifolia var. tlapuxahuensis (A.DC.) Wenz. Quercus tlapuxahuensis A.DC. Quercus tlapuxahuensis var. obconica Trel. Quercus treleaseana A.Camus Quercus tridens Bonpl. |
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Quercus laurina is a species of oak. It is native primarily to Mexico (from Tamaulipas to Chiapas) and has also been found in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Q. laurina is a tree up to 30 metres (98 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 50 centimetres (20 inches) or more in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 15.5 cm (6 in) long, elliptical sometimes with a few large teeth near the tip.
The species forms hybrids with Quercus affinis.
See also
In Spanish: Quercus laurina para niños
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