Quercus albocincta

Quercus albocincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. albocincta
Binomial name
Quercus albocincta
Trel. 1924
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus acutifolia var. albocincta Zavala-Chàvez 2003

Quercus albocincta is a species of oak tree in the family Fagaceae, which can grow to about 15 meters in height. It is native to the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico, in the States of Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, and Sinaloa. It has also been found in the southernmost part of Baja California.[2][3]

Quercus albocincta is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall with a trunk 25-50 cm in diameter. Leaves are stiff and leathery, elliptical or slightly egg-shaped, up to 16 cm long, with 3-6 pairs large bristle-tipped teeth along the edges.[1]

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