Quercus scytophylla

Quercus scytophylla
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. scytophylla
Binomial name
Quercus scytophylla
Synonyms[2]

Quercus campanariensis Trel.

Quercus scytophylla is a species of oak. It is a tree native to western and central Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua to Chiapas.[3][4][5]

Quercus scytophylla is a deciduous tree growing up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 50 centimetres (20 inches) in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 20 cm (8 in) long, with a few tapering, pointed teeth along the edges.[3]

It is native to the Sierra Madre Occidental, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Sierra Madre del Sur, and Sierra Madre de Chiapas. It grows in pine-oak forest and humid montane forests from 1,500 to 2,500 metres elevation. It can be a dominant tree in the western Sierra Madre Occidental.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Jerome, D. (2018). "Quercus scytophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T78976599A78976602. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T78976599A78976602.en. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Quercus scytophylla Liebm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 Romero Rangel, S., E. C. Rojas Zenteno & M. L. Aguilar Enríquez. 2002. El género Quercus (Fagaceae) en el estado de México. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(4): 551–593 in Spanish, with line drawings of each species
  4. ↑ McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12(1,3): 1–93
  5. ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter distribution map and photos of herbarium specimens