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Scientific Information:
| Division: | Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida (Dicots) |
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| Family: | Fagaceae (Beech and oak family) |
| Species: | Quercus corrugata |
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| Notes/Notas: Quercus corrugata (Q. insignis is similar but seen at lower altitudes and has pubescent leaves with dull teeth; two species of black oak grow at mid- elevations and have narrow glabrous leaves with pointed teeth and 2-cm acorns.) Family: Fagaceae Common name: Ridge oak A large canopy tree (20 to 35 m) Habitat: Common on ridges and peaks in the cloud forest, especially those exposed to the mists carried by the trade winds (1550 to 1800 m). Leaves: 6 x 19 cm, nearly glabrous, spiraled and bunched at the twig tips, widest near the middle, teeth usually evident only on saplings and suckers, stipules present. Flowers: Mar – May, small, yellow-green, males on dangling 6-cm catkins, females on leaf axils near the twig tips. Fruit: Sep – Nov, typical acorns 3 cm long. |