Quercus costaricensis
Synonyms (3)
Geographic Range
Costa-Rica (1000 - 3400 m in Talamanca cordillera) ; Honduras (2400m); Panama (2800m);
Growth Habit
may reach 50 m tall; trunk cylindrical;
Leaves
3-6(9) x 2.5-5 cm; evergreen or tardily deciduous; thick and leathery; somewhat bubbled, with reticulate veins; elliptic or sometimes suborbicular; apex rounded or obtuse (sometimes pointed when young); base rounded or slightly cordate; glabrescent above with a few hairs along midrib; pubescent beneath specially near veins; 7-10 vein pairs, divaricate near margin; very short petiole;
Flowers
August to November; male inflorescences 4-9 cm long, at the base of the twigs;
Fruits
acorn subglobose 2-3 cm across; coffee-coloured; solitary, on a stount peduncle 0.5-1 cm long; cup covering only base of nut; maturing in 1 year;
Common Names
Hardiness & Habitat
not hardy (does not withstand -7 °C); wet mountains forests;
Additional Information
– A. Camus : n° 321; – Sub-genus Quercus, Section Lobatae, Series Erythromexicanae ; – Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : VU).
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