Quercus depressa
{{Short description|Species of oak tree}}
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| status = LC| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Quercus
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| parent = Quercus sect. Lobatae
| species = depressa
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Quercus depressa is a species of red oak endemic to Mexico, including the states of Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.{{Cite web |title=Quercus depressa |url=http://oaks.of.the.world.free.fr/quercus_depressa.htm |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=oaks.of.the.world.free.fr}}
Description
The tree is usually less than 1.2 meters tall. The evergreen leaves are 2 to 4 centimeters long and 1 to 2 centimeters wide. The leaves shape ranges from elliptic to elliptic-oblong. The apex is acute, acuminate, and aristate. The base is either rounded or cuneate. The margin is either entire or with 1 to 7 pairs of teeth. The leaves are hairless on the top, or rarely have some stellate trichomes near base of midrib. The leaves have 5 to 8 pairs of secondary veins, which are either prominent or flat adaxially. The male catkins are from 2.5 to 4.5 centimeters long. The acorns are 0.9 to 1.3 centimeters long, which are either ovoid or almost globose. They mature after 2 years, from August to November. The bark is greyish and finely fissured. The twigs are slender, gray, and hairless. The buds are 1 to 3 millimeters long, and either glabrous or nearly so.
References
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Category:Endemic oaks of Mexico
Category:Least concern flora of North America
Category:Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland
Category:Taxa named by Alexander von Humboldt
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Flora of the Sierra Madre Oriental
Category:Flora of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca
Category:Flora of Hidalgo (state)
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