| Quercus costaricensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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. costaricensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus costaricensis Liebm. | |
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Quercus costaricensis is a species of oak native to Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama). It is often found with Quercus copeyensis in the upper montane forests, to 3,100 metres (10,200 feet) elevation. The leaves are tough and leathery with a short petiole and toothed margin. Wind is the primary pollinator. Squirrels are their main seed predator but also their main disperser as they commonly lose their buried seeds.
References
- "Quercus costaricensis Liebm.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- Hazlett, D. L. (1979). "A first report on the vegetation of Celaque". Ceiba. 23 (2): 114–128.
- Morales Quirós, J. F (2015). Hammel, B.E.; Grayum, M.H.; Herrera, C.; Zamora, N. (eds.). "Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden". Santalaceae: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica (in Spanish). VIII (131): 13–36.
- Correa A., M.D.; Galdames, C.; Stapf, M. (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá (in Spanish). Panamá: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. pp. 1–599.
- Costa Rica Institute of Technology: Quercus costaricensis Archived November 11, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- IUCN Red List: Quercus costaricensis
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Costa Rica in 1984
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