Fagaceae
Quercus

Quercus crassifolia Bonpl.

First published in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Pl. Aequinoct. 2: 49 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Guatemala. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Santacruz García, N. & Espejel Rodríguez, A. (2004). Los Encinos (Quercus) de Tlaxcala, México: 1-83. Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala.
  • Valencia-A., S. (2004). Diversidad del Género Quercus (Fagaceae) en México. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de México 75: 33-53.
  • Vázquez, M.L. & Nixon, K.C. (2013). Taxonomy of Quercus crassifolia (Fagaceae) and morphologically similar species in Mexico. Brittonia 65: 208-227.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Vázquez, M.L. & Nixon, K.C. (2013). Taxonomy of Quercus crassifolia (Fagaceae) and morphologically similar species in Mexico. Brittonia 65: 208-227.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 19, 1934 Hahn, M. [s.n.] Mexico Quercus errans K000512902 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1891 Hartweg, T. [618] Guatemala Quercus brachystachys K000512504 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1891 Hartweg, T. [618] Guatemala Quercus brachystachys K000512503 Type Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [836] Mexico Quercus orbiculata K000512908 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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 2025. 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

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images