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Quercus elliptica
Encino Cucharita, Encino de Cerro (Spanish)
Origin: Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras.
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| elliptica |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| Height |
| 2-15 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat |
| Wet montane forests at an altitude of 500-2,800m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Rough, dark grey bark. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Reddish, glabrous and glossy, 3 mm in length. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oboval to elliptic-lanceolate, yellowish-green, glossy and smooth with a lighter underside, a rounded, cordate or auricled base and 10-14 prominent veins on either side of the midvein, 5-15 x 2-6 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Male catkins, 5-14 cm in length. |
| Fruit Description |
| Acorn, ovoid, singular or paired, 1.3-1.5 cm. |
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