Quercus martinezii
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Quercus martinezii is a species of oak found in southwestern and central Mexico. It has been found in Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, and Oaxaca states.[1][2][3][4] It is placed in Quercus section Quercus.[5]
Description
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Range and habitat
Quercus martinezii is native to montane forests in the mountains of west-central and southern Mexico. It is found in the Sierra de San Juan of western Nayarit, the western Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Jalisco, Michoacán, and Mexico states, and the Sierra Madre del Sur of Michoacán, Guerrero, and Oaxaca states.[3]
The tree is generally found in cloud forests, and occasionally in humid oak forest and pine–oak forests, between 1,800 and 2,600 meters elevation.[3]
Conservation and threats
The population size and trends of Quercus martinezii have not been quantitatively studied. Its observed populations are generally low-density or scarce. It is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation across much of its range.[3] There are populations in several protected areas, including the Sierra de San Juan Biosphere Reserve in Nayarit, the Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve in Jalisco.
References
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- ↑ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
- ↑ a b McVaugh, R. 1974. Flora Novo-Galiciana: Fagaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 12: 57-59 in English with line drawing on page 58
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- ↑ Quercus martinezii C.H.Mull. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 22 August 2022.
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- Quercus
- Endemic oaks of Mexico
- Flora of the Sierra Madre del Sur
- Flora of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
- Trees of Northern America
- Least concern flora of North America
- Plants described in 1954
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
- Cloud forest flora of Mexico