Quercus aculcingensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
Section: | Quercus sect. Quercus |
Species: | Q. aculcingensis
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Binomial name | |
Quercus aculcingensis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Quercus aculcingensis is a species of oak endemic to eastern Mexico. [1]
It is a shrub, growing up to 3 meters tall and occasionally to 5 meters. It grows in the northern Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Veracruz state, at 2,200 meters elevation. [2] It is named for the town of Acultzingo.
Some authorities treat the species as a synonym of Quercus greggii. [3]