Quercus costaricensis is a species of oak native to Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama).[2][3][4] It is often found with Quercus copeyensis in the upper montane forests, to 3,100 metres (10,200 feet) elevation.[5] 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online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