Quercus laurina Bonpl. is a plant in the Fagaceae family, order Fagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Quercus laurina Bonpl.

Quercus laurina Bonpl.

Quercus laurina is an oak species native to Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador that grows up to 30m tall and hybridizes with Quercus affinis.

Family
Genus
Quercus
Order
Fagales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Quercus laurina Bonpl.

Quercus laurina Bonpl. is an oak species. It is primarily native to Mexico, ranging from Tamaulipas to Chiapas, and has also been recorded in Guatemala and El Salvador. This species grows as a tree that can reach up to 30 metres (98 feet) in height, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 inches) or more. Its leaves are thick and leathery, growing up to 15.5 cm (6 in) long and elliptical in shape; some leaves have a few large teeth near the tip. Quercus laurina forms natural hybrids with Quercus affinis.

Photo: (c) Juan Carlos López Domínguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Juan Carlos López Domínguez · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fagales Fagaceae Quercus

More from Fagaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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