Quercus aculcingensis is a species of oak endemic to eastern Mexico.[1]

Quercus aculcingensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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. aculcingensis
Binomial name
Quercus aculcingensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus reticulata var. crassifolia Oerst.
  • Quercus reticulata var. retifolia Liebm.

It is a shrub, growing up to 3 meters tall and occasionally to 5 meters. It grows in the northern Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Veracruz state, at 2,200 meters elevation.[2] It is named for the town of Acultzingo.

Some authorities treat the species as a synonym of Quercus greggii.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Quercus aculcingensis Trel. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ Quercus aculcingensis. Oaks of the World. Accessed 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ Jerome, D. 2018. Quercus greggii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T78921657A81091457. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T78921657A81091457.en. Accessed 24 March 2023.