| Quercus castanea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Lobatae |
| Species: | Q. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus castanea | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Quercus castanea is a species of oak tree. It is widespread across much of Mexico, from Sonora to Chiapas, and in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. [3] [4] [1]
It is a deciduous tree up to 15 metres (49 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 80 cm (31 in) in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 11.6 cm (4+1⁄2 in) long, and elliptical with numerous pointed teeth along the edges. [3] It flowers from March to June, and its acorns mature between October and December. [1]
The species is known to hybridize with other sympatric red oak species across its range. [1]
Quercus castanea is native to the mountains of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. In Mexico, the species inhabits the Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, and Sierra Madre del Sur between 1,400 and 2,600 meters elevation. It also inhabits the Sierra Madre de Chiapas of Mexico Mexico and Guatemala, and the Montecristo Massif where the borders of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras meet. In Guatemala Q. castanea has been reported up to 3,500 meters elevation. The species' estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 1,110,000 km2, based on over 500 collections and herbarium records. [1]
The species is found in a variety of montane habitats. It is common in dry oak forests, xerophytic shrublands, and open oak woodlands alongside cacti and trees of family Leguminaceae. It also grows in humid montane cloud forests. [1]
In the Cuitzeo Basin of central Mexico, acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) and golden-fronted woodpeckers (Melanerpes aurifrons) are important acorn dispersers. [1]
Quercus lancifolia is a species of oak found in Central America and Mexico.
Podocarpus matudae is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.
Quercus benthamii is a species of oak in the family Fagaceae. It is native to the cloud forests of Central America and southern Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Quercus skinneri is a species of oak. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Quercus uxoris is an uncommon species of oak.
Quercus xalapensis, or xalapa oak, is a species of oak in the red oak group. It is native to the mountains of eastern and southern Mexico, as well as Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua in northern Central America.
The Central America bioregion is a biogeographic region comprising southern Mexico and Central America.
Quercus polymorpha, the Mexican white oak, Monterrey oak or netleaf white oak, is a North American species of oak. It is widespread in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, and known from a single population in the United States but widely planted as an ornamental.
Quercus laurina is a species of oak. It is native primarily to Mexico and has also been found in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Quercus peduncularis is an oak native to Mexico and Central America, ranging from Jalisco to Honduras.
Quercus calophylla is a Mesoamerican species of oak tree. It is native to mountain forests of central and southern Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It has incorrectly been known as Quercus candicans.
Quercus elliptica is a Mesoamerican species of oak tree. It is widespread across central and southern Mexico and Central America from Sinaloa and Hidalgo south as far as Nicaragua. It is classified in Quercus sect. Lobatae.
Quercus urbani, also known as Quercus urbanii, is a species of oak. It is native to western and central Mexico from Sinaloa, Durango, and Zacatecas to Oaxaca. It was previously synonymized with Quercus pennivenia, but this was restored as an independent species in 2020.
Quercus insignis is a Mesoamerican species of oak in the white oak section, within the beech family. It is native to southern Mexico and Central America, from Veracruz to Panamá.
Quercus sapotifolia is a species of oak. It is native to southern and western Mexico as well as Central America. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Quercus corrugata is a species of oak found in Central America and Mexico.
Carpinus tropicalis is a species of tree native to central and southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Quercus segoviensis is a species of oak native to southern Mexico and northern Central America. It is commonly known as k’antulán.
Cornus excelsa is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood genus (Cornus). It is native to mountain forests of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Quercus crispifolia is a species of oak tree. It is native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It is placed in section Lobatae.
