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Quercus skinneri
Chicharro (Spanish)
Origin: El Slavador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| skinneri |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Height |
| 15-35 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Wet montane forests and volcanic slopes at an altitude of 1,000-2,400 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark in colour, fissured with reddish-brown twigs. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Ovoid and obtuse, 4-7 mm in length. |
| Leaf Description |
| Elliptic, obovate or lanceolate, thin, 10-13 pairs of teeth, a paler glabrous underside, with a truncate, cordate or obtuse base and 9-15 prominent secondary veins on either side of the midvein. |
| Flower Description |
| Male catkins, 7 cm in length. |
| Fruit Description |
| Acorn, ovoid, light brown, singular or paired, 2-5 cm in length. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Leaves are used to fertilize fields. |
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