Quercus uxoris

Quercus uxoris is an uncommon Mexican species of oak tree in the beech family.

The tree is endemic to Mexico.  It has been found in the states of Jalisco, Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, and Oaxaca in southern Mexico.

Description
Quercus uxoris is a large deciduous tree up to 25 meters tall with a trunk often more than 100 cm in diameter.

Leaves can be as much as 26 cm long, thick and leathery, broadly lance-shaped with numerous tapering teeth along the edges.

References

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Category:Endemic flora of Mexico
Category:Trees of Colima
Category:Trees of Guerrero
Category:Trees of Jalisco
Category:Trees of Michoacán
Category:Trees of Oaxaca
Category:Plants described in 1972
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot