Quercus insignis

Quercus insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Section:	Quercus
Species:	Q. insignis
Binomial name
Quercus insignis M.Martens & Galeotti 1843
Synonyms[1]
List Quercus davidsoniae Standl. Quercus insignis var. strombocarpoides Liebm. Quercus schippii Standl. Quercus seibertii C.H.Mull. Quercus strombocarpa Liebm. Quercus tomentocaulis C.H.Mull.

Quercus insignis is a Mesoamerican species of oak in the white oak section, Quercus section Quercus within the beech family. It is native to southern Mexico and Central America, from Veracruz to Panamá.

Description

Quercus insignis is a tree. It has leaves up to 15 cm long and 8 cm across. The acorns are large and distinctive, up to 8 cm in diameter, the cup covered with extended scales that give the cup a bur-like appearance.^[2]

References

1. The Plant List, Quercus insignis M.Martens & Galeotti
2. Martens, Martin Galeotti, & Henri Guillaume 1843. Bulletin de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres de Bruxelles 10(1): 219-220 description in Latin, commentary in French

External links

• photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Veracruz in 1914, showing acorn of same individual as in other photo
• collected in Veracruz in 1914, showing leaves of same individual as in other photo