| Quercus repanda | |
|---|---|
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. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. repanda |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus repanda Bonpl. | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Quercus repanda is a species of oak endemic to the mountains of central Mexico.
Quercus repanda is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub, which grows 0.2 to 1.5 meters high. [1] [3]
Quercus repanda is native to the southern Sierra Madre Oriental, the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, the northernmost Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, and several isolated ranges on the Mexican Plateau in the states of Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, and Veracruz. [1]
Quercus repanda is found in pine forests, pine–oak forests, oak forests, and arid scrubland, where it forms large patches. Its elevational range extends from 1,700 to 2,800 meters, and possibly from 1,100 to 3,140 meters. It is associated with species of pine, Agave , Arbutus , Baccharis , Cupressus , and Opuntia , and the oaks Quercus depressa, Quercus eduardii, Quercus laurina , and Quercus mexicana . [1]
The Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests are a Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of the Sierra Madre Occidental range from the southwest USA region to the western part of Mexico. They are home to a large number of endemic plants and important habitat for wildlife.
Quercus lancifolia is a species of oak found in Central America 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 macdougallii is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It is placed in section Quercus.
Quercus martinezii is a species of oak found in southwestern and central Mexico. It has been found in Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, and Oaxaca states.
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 Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine–oak forests is a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of central Mexico.
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 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.
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.
Quercus iltisii is a species of oak tree native to western Mexico, where it is found in a small portion of Jalisco and Colima states.
Quercus hirtifolia is a rare Mexican species of oak. It has been found only in a small region of the southern Sierra Madre Oriental in northern Puebla and eastern Hidalgo states in east-central Mexico.
Quercus affinis is a species of oak native only to Mexico, mostly to the Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests.
Quercus nixoniana is an endangered species of oak tree native to southern Mexico. It is found in humid mountain forests of southwestern Mexico, in the states of Jalisco, Guerrero, and Oaxaca.
Quercus paxtalensis is a species of oak endemic to Mexico.
Quercus segoviensis is a species of oak native to southern Mexico and northern Central America. It is commonly known as k’antulán.
Quercus furfuracea is a species of oak native to eastern Mexico.
Quercus flocculenta is an endangered species of oak in the family Fagaceae, native to northeastern Mexico. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental of Nuevo León state.
Quercus saltillensis is a species of oak. It is native to northeastern Mexico.
Quercus pringlei is a species of oak native to northeastern Mexico.
