Quercus purhepecha (Fagaceae), a new species of shrub oak endemic to the state of Michoacán, Mexico

• DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.670.4.1
• Publication Date: 2024-11-04T23:44:23Z
• Authors: OSCAR ANGEL DE LU...; ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ-...; HERNANDO RODRÍGUE...; JAVIER PIÑA-TORRES; ALLEN J. COOMBES; SUSANA VALENCIA-A.
• Keywords: Melastomataceae; Eudicots

Within the genus Quercus there are species with a shrubby habit that have been little studied worldwide. In Mexico, several shrub within section taxonomically highly problematic. These include eight named taxa share traits such as abaxially tomentose leaves and growth of stems from one or multiple rhizomes, is evidence additional undescribed species. Here, purhepecha described illustrated new white oak species, very restricted distribution Cuitzeo basin in Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB), Michoacán state, Mexico. This morphologically compared Q. frutex, microphylla repanda, which similar also distributed TMVB. addition, potential model for presented.