Quercus vicentensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
Section: | Quercus sect. Quercus |
Species: | Q. vicentensis
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Binomial name | |
Quercus vicentensis Trel.
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Quercus vicentensis is a species of oak tree in the family Fagaceae, native to southern Mexico and northern Central America.[2] It is placed in section Quercus.[3]
Quercus vicentensis is endemic to forest habitats in southern Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Guerrero, Michoacán, and Oaxaca states), El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.[2][1]
It grows in humid montane forests between 1,200–1,900 metres (3,900–6,200 ft) elevation.[1]
Quercus vicentensis is threatened with habitat loss from extensive deforestation throughout its range.[1]