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Quercus acherdophylla is a species of oak native to Mexico.

Quercus acherdophylla
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Subgenus:	Quercus subg. Quercus
Section:	Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species:	Q. acherdophylla
Binomial name
Quercus acherdophylla Trel.

Description

Quercus acherdophylla is typically a medium-sized evergreen tree, up to 25 meters tall. Its appearance is similar to Quercus laurina, particularly its leaf size. The acorns of Q. acherdophylla mature annually, in contrast to the biennial acorn maturation of Q. laurina.[1]

Range and habitat

Quercus acherdophylla lives in cloud forests along the eastern slopes of the southern Sierra Madre Oriental and easternmost Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in the states of Hidalgo, Puebla, and Veracruz, extending into the northern Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of northernmost Oaxaca state.[1]

It inhabits very humid ravines between 1800 and 2500 meters elevation. Its population can be sparse in portions of its range. It is a dominant species on mountain ridges in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca.[1]

The population of Q. acherdophylla has been little studied.[1]

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