Quercus elliptica Née

First published in Anales Ci. Nat. 3: 278 (1801)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (1998). World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales: 1-408. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Valencia-A., S. (2004). Diversidad del Género Quercus (Fagaceae) en México. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de México 75: 33-53.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hinton, G.B. [6062] Mexico Quercus peradifolia K000575018 Type Yes
Hinton, G.B. [6062] Mexico Quercus peradifolia K000575017 Type Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [108] Mexico Quercus oajacana K000512934 Type Yes
Langlassé, E. [1006] Mexico Quercus langlassei K000512915 Type Yes
Liebmann [s.n.] Mexico Quercus nectandrifolia K000512929 Type Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8181] Honduras Quercus yoroensis var. aguanana K003446359 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8185] Honduras Quercus yoroensis var. aguanana K000575032 Type Yes
Liebmann [s.n.] Mexico Quercus linguifolia K000512930 Syntype Yes
Langlassé, E. [212] Mexico Quercus chiquihuitillonis K000512916 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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