Quercus candicans Née

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Fagaceae > Quercus

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 8-25 m tall. The trunk is 20-80 cm across. The leaves are narrowly oval to sword shaped and 9-26 cm long by 4-14 cm wide. The fruit are 20-24 mm long and 19 mm across.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.8
Mature height (meter) 14.0 - 22.5
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Environment

Hill slopes, humid valleys and plains; common in cloud forests with Abies and Pinus species; at elevations from 1,200-2,700 metres. Rather dry, openly forested mountain slopes or in quebradas or barrancos in Guatemala.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

Uses dye medicinal timber wood
Edible nuts seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325832-2
WFO ID wfo-0000289957
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Synonyms

Quercus acuminata Quercus alamo Quercus candicans Quercus pagoda f. intermedia Quercus chimaltenangensis f. gemmata