Quercus crispipilis
Synonyms (7)
Geographic Range
Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala; 1800-2500 m;
Growth Habit
more than 10 m tall;
Leaves
3-10 cm long, 1-4 wide; semi-evergreen; thin but stiff; oblong or elliptic; base rounded to cordate, seldom cuneate; apex rounded or remotely acute, bristle-tipped; marginthick, flat or remotely revolute, entire or wavy-crispate, or even sometimes slightly dentate with very shallow sinuses; dark lustrous green, hairless above except sometimes along midrib; paler beneath with stellate, curly, tawny, variably persistent tomentum; epiderm smooth or slightly bullate; 12-15 vein pairs, straight or slightly curved, impressed adaxially; petiole less than 0.5 cm, slightly pubescent;
Fruits
acorn 1-1.5 cm, ovoid or slightly cylindrical, light brown; singly or paired on a short peduncle less than 1 cm long; cup turbinate, with margin rolled inward, enclosing at least 1/2 of nut, with pubescent scales; matures in 1 year, in October;
Additional Information
– A. Camus : n° 340; – Sub-genus Quercus, Section Lobatae, Series Erythromexicanae, Group Crispipiles; – For Govaerts, 2007, Q. chimaltenangana Trel. 1933 ( Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 33: 62 1933 ) is a true species, in Guatemala. – For Tracey Parker (Trees of Guatemala, 2008), Q. crispipilis var. pannosifolia is a true species, synonym of Q. skutchii.
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