Quercus tuitensis
Quercus tuitensis is a species of oak. It is endemic to the Sierra el Tuito of Jalisco state in western Mexico.
Description
Quercus tuitensis is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree, growing 8 to 10 meters high, and occasionally to 15 meters high. Its trunk grows to 25-30 cm in diameter, and occasionally up to 60 cm.Range and habitat
Quercus tuitensis is known only from the Sierra el Tuito mountains in Talpa [de Allende] municipality, southeast of Puerto Vallarta.Its habitat is open, and generally drier, Trans-Mexican [Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests|oak or oak–pine forests] from 980 to 1400 meters elevation, above the lower-elevation Jalisco [dry forests|tropical dry subdeciduous forests]. It is found in seasonally-humid canyons, typically on deep well-drained granitic and ferruginous soils.