Quercus castanea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Species: | Q. castanea |
Binomial name | |
Quercus castanea Née 1801 not Willd. 1801 nor A.DC. 1864 nor G.B. Emers. 1846 |
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Quercus castanea is a Mexican species of oak tree in the family beech family. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Sonora to Chiapas.
Quercus castanea is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall with a trunk as much as 80 cm in diameter. Leaves are thick and leathery, up to 116 mm long, elliptical with numerous pointed teeth along the edges.