Quercus porphyrogenita

Quercus porphyrogenita is a species of oak in the family Fagaceae, native to northeastern Mexico.[2]

Quercus porphyrogenita
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. porphyrogenita
Binomial name
Quercus porphyrogenita
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus microlepis Trel. & C.H.Mull., nom. illeg.

Taxonomy

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Quercus porphyrogenita was first described by William Trelease in 1924.[3] It may be treated as a synonym of Quercus laceyi,[4] but as of March 2023, is accepted by Plants of the World Online.[2] Under the synonym Q. laceyi, it is placed in Quercus section Quercus.[4]

Distribution

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Quercus porphyrogenita is native to northeastern Mexico – the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Carrero, C. (2020). "Quercus porphyrogenita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Quercus porphyrogenita Trel.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-03-03
  3. ^ "Quercus porphyrogenita Trel.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-03-03
  4. ^ a b Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017), "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls), figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1, retrieved 2023-02-18 (as a subspecies of Quercus robur)