Quercus germana
Quercus germana, the Mexican royal oak, is a species of oak tree in the family Fagaceae. It is native to mountain cloud forests in eastern Mexico. It is placed in section Quercus.
Description
Quercus germana is a small to medium-sized tree, and can reach in height.As with other white oaks its acorns mature in a single season.
Habitat and range
Quercus germana is endemic to eastern and northeastern Mexico, in Sierra [Madre Oriental] of Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Veracruz, Hidalgo, and Puebla states, and the Sierra Madre [de Oaxaca] of Puebla, Veracruz, and Oaxaca states.It typically grows in cloud forests and less frequently in humid oak forests, at elevations of. It is generally sparse throughout its range. It is often associated with the trees Quercus lancifolia, Quercus pinnativenulosa, Platanus sp., and Alnus sp.
The species has an area of occupancy of 500 km2. The species has been under-sampled so the AOO is likely an under-estimate, but not likely to exceed 2,375 km2.