Quercus repanda
{{Short description|Species of oak tree}}
{{Speciesbox
| image =
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = Jerome, D. 2018. [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194225/2304992 Quercus repanda]. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T194225A2304992. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T194225A2304992.en. Accessed 25 February 2023.
| genus = Quercus
| display_parents = 2
| parent = Quercus sect. Quercus
| species = repanda
| authority = Bonpl.
| synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296676-1 Quercus repanda Bonpl.] Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 25 February 2023.
| synonyms =
- Quercus lecomteana Trel.
- Quercus revoluta Trel.
- Quercus revoluta f. dysophyllopsis Trel.
- Quercus subtriloba Trel.
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Quercus repanda is a species of oak endemic to the mountains of central Mexico.
Description
Range and habitat
Quercus repanda is native to the southern Sierra Madre Oriental, the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, the northernmost Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, and several isolated ranges on the Mexican Plateau in the states of Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, and Veracruz.
Quercus repanda is found in pine forests, pine–oak forests, oak forests, and arid scrubland, where it forms large patches. Its elevational range extends from 1,700 to 2,800 meters, and possibly from 1,100 to 3,140 meters. It is associated with species of pine, Agave, Arbutus, Baccharis, Cupressus, and Opuntia, and the oaks Quercus depressa, Quercus eduardi, Quercus laurina, and Quercus mexicana.