Quercus melissae Nixon & Barrie
Full name:
Quercus melissae Nixon & Barrie, Novon 25(4):444-450 (2017) is an accepted name.
Infrageneric Classification:
Subgenus Quercus, Section Quercus
Etymology:
Quercus melissae is named in honor of the daughter of the junior author, Melissa Barrie Lehmann.
Natural Distribution:
MEXICO: (Chiapas), GUATEMALA
Nomenclatural Standard:
TYPE: Mexico. Chiapas: 8 km S of Amatenango del Valle, oak-pine parkland, 1870 m, 13 Aug. 1958, L. Kaplan & E. L. Davis 358 (holotype, F!).