Quercus meavei

Quercus meavei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species:
Q. meavei
Binomial name
Quercus meavei
S.Valencia, Sabas & O.J.Soto

Quercus meavei is a species of oak.[2] It is a tree native to central and eastern Mexico, in the southern Sierra Madre Oriental and eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Hidalgo, and Puebla states.[1] It large tree that can grow up to 30 meters tall. It grows in humid montane rain forest and oak forest from 1,630 to 2,250 meters elevation, often in association with Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus corrugata, Q. sartorii, Q. delgadoana, Carpinus tropicalis, and Fagus mexicana.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Good, K.; Toledo Aceves, T. (2026). "Quercus meavei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2026 e.T130051696A279053769. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Quercus meavei S.Valencia, Sabas & O.J.Soto". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Valencia-A, S., Rosales, J.L.S. & Arellano, O.J.S. (2016) A new species of Quercus, section Lobatae (Fagaceae) from the Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico. Phytotaxa 269 (2): 120–126. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.5
  4. ↑ Good, K., Valencia-A, S., Toledo-Aceves, T., and Alvarez-Clare, S. (2024). Quercus meavei Valencia-A., Sabás & Soto. In Good, K., Coombes, A. J., Valencia-A, S., Rodríguez-Acosta, M., Beckman Bruns, E., and Alvarez-Clare, S. Conservation Gap Analysis of Native Mesoamerican Oaks. (pp. 245-252). Lisle, IL: The Morton Arboretum.