LXX. CORYLA'CE^: : QUE'IICUS. 



903 



point ; teeth terminated by mucros ; covered on the under surface with 

 woolly tornentum. Stipules persistent. Fruit sessile, almost solitary. (Humb. 

 et Bonp.) A tree, about 50 ft. high. A native of the mountains of Mexico, 

 near Actopan ; forming entire forests, at an elevation of 7000 ft. (1330 toises). 

 Q. crassifolia Humb. et Bonp. PI. JEquin. t. 91., and our jig. 1685., 

 Michx. N. Amer. Syl. 1. p. 110. Leaves wedge-shaped, obovate; emarginate 

 at the base, remotely toothed, repand ; 

 downy beneath. Peduncles short, bearing 

 1 3 acorns. (Humb. et Bonp.) A tree, 

 from 40ft. to 50ft. high. A native of 

 New Spain, near Chilpancingo. 



1G84. Q. depr&ssa. 



1685. Q. crassifbli; 



Q. depressa Humb. et Bonp. PI. JSquin. t. 92., and our fg. 1684., Michx. 

 N. Amer. Syl. 1. p. 108. Leaves oblong-oval, acute, entire, rarely mucro- 

 nate ; dentate, evergreen, quite glabrous. Fruit nearly sessile, and solitary. 

 (Humb. et Bonp.} An evergreen shrub, from 1 ft. to 2 ft. high. 



Q. ambigua Humb. et Bonp. PI. ^Equin. t. 93., and our/g. 1686., Michx. 

 N. Amer. Syl. 1. p. 111. Leaves oblong-obovate, wavy ; obtuse at the base ; 



reticulately veined beneath, somewhat hairy. 

 Female spike pedunculated. (Humb. et Bonp.) 

 A tree, 40 ft. high. 



Q. ambigua. 



Q. confertiftlia. 



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