Quercus aculcingensis

{{Short description|Species of oak tree}}

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| genus = Quercus

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| parent = Quercus sect. Quercus

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| synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:215481-2 Quercus aculcingensis Trel.] Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 23 March 2023.

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  • Quercus reticulata var. crassifolia Oerst.
  • Quercus reticulata var. retifolia Liebm.

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

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.[http://oaks.of.the.world.free.fr/quercus_aculcingensis.htm Quercus aculcingensis]. Oaks of the World. Accessed 23 March 2023. It is named for the town of Acultzingo.

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

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