Quercus pennivenia

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Quercus pennivenia
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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. Lobatae
Species:
Q. pennivenia
Binomial name
Quercus pennivenia
Trel. [1]

Quercus pennivenia is a species of oak in the family Fagaceae, native to northern Mexico. [1]

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Taxonomy

Quercus pennivenia was first described by William Trelease in 1924. [2] It was later synonymized with Quercus urbani , but was restored as an independent species in 2020. It is placed in Quercus sect. Lobatae. [3]

Distribution

Quercus pennivenia is endemic to Mexico, from northern and southeastern Sinaloa to southwestern Durango. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Quercus pennivenia Trel.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-03-01
  2. ↑ "Quercus pennivenia Trel.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-03-01
  3. ↑ McCauley, Ross A. & Oyama, Ken (2020), "A re-evaluation of taxonomy in Quercus section Lobatae subsection Racemiflorae (Fagaceae), resurrection of the name Q. pennivenia and description of a new taxon, Q. huicholensis", Phytotaxa, 471 (3): 247, Bibcode:2020Phytx.471..247M, doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.471.3.6


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