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Chicalaba

Quercus insignis

Chicalaba
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
C. Mexico to C. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Quercus insignis (locally encino chicalaba) is a Mesoamerican species of oak in the white oak section, (Quercus section Quercus) within the family Fagaceae. It is native to southern Mexico and Central America, from Veracruz to Panama.

Where it grows

Quercus insignis is found in humid mountain cloud forests, between 1500 and 2500 meters elevation. Despite a wide range, its populations are scattered and low-density.

Other Quercus plants

Quercus acatenangensis · Mapleleaf oak · Quercus acherdophylla · Quercus acrodonta · Quercus aculcingensis · Red Wood Evergreen Oak · Quercus acutangula · Quercus acutifolia · Sawtooth oak · Quercus aerea · African Oak · Quercus affinis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quercus insignis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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