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Full Name: - Quercus calophylla

Quercus calophylla Schltdl. & Cham. Linnaea 5: 79 (1830)
Infrageneric Classification
Subgenus Quercus, Section Lobatae
Nomenclature Note
See Valencia-A, S., Coombes, A. & Villasenor, J.L. (2018). Quercus candicans (Fagaceae) is not a Quercus but a Roldana (Asteraceae), Phytotaxa 218 (3): 289-294
Description
Full Description as Q. candicans in Valencia-A., S., Gómez-Cárdenas M. & Becerra-Luna, F. (2002) Catálogo de encinos del estado de Guerrero, México. Sagarpa-Inifap. México.
Natural Distribution
MEXICO: (Chihuahua, Sinaloa, W Durango, N Nayarit, Jalisco, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Michoacán, México State, México DF, Morelos, Puebla, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas), CENTRAL AMERICA: GUATEMALA (El Quiché, Huehuetenango, Jalapa, Sololá)
Conservation Status
Rated as Least Concern (LC) in the The Red List of Oaks
Nomenclatural Standard (Cultivar) or Type
Type: MEXICO. Veracruz: Jalapa, Aug 1828, C.J.W. Schiede 24. Holotype: HAL60349
Nomenclatural Type
Schiede,C.J.W. s.n. "24" [1828-08], Mexico / Veracruz-Llave; typified by D.E. Breedlove 1994
Illustration of Leaves
Image from a plant in the Collection of Dr. Hélardot (France) ©Jan De Langhe, Ghent University Botanical Garden, 2010
On-line Herbarium Specimen
Holotype: HAL 0060349
Synonyms in this Database
Quercus acuminata M. Martens & Galeotti (1843) nom. illegit.
Quercus alamo Benth (1842)
Quercus flavida Liebm. (1854)
Quercus intermedia M. Martens & Galeotti (1843)
Quercus umbrosa Endl. (1848)
Hybrids in this Database
Main Horticultural References
(Grimshaw & Bayton) New Trees (2009) page 713 as Q. candicans, with photograph of leaves
Recent Monograph References
(Hardÿ & Lamant) Guide illustré des Chênes (2006) Volume 2, page 390 as Q. candicans
(Heathcoat Amory) The Oaks of Chevithorne Barton (2009) page 54 as Q. candicans, illustrated (young leaves, page 55 leaves, Champion tree)