Quercus urbani
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Description
A deciduous oak tree native to western and central Mexico, reaching up to 10 metres tall with a trunk diameter of up to 30 centimetres. It has thick, leathery, broadly egg-shaped leaves up to 30 cm long with pointed teeth along the edges.
Edible Uses
The nuts are potentially edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Mexico, North America,
References (1)
- Casas, A., et al, 1996, Plant Management Among the Nahua and the Mixtec in the Balsas River Basin, Mexico: An Ethnobotanical Approach to the Study of Plant Domestication. Human Ecology, Vol. 24, No. 4 pp. 455-478
