LXX. CORYLA^CE^ : QUE'rCUS. 



903 



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

 woolly tonientum. Sti[)ules persistent. Fruit sessile, almost solitary. (Hiimb, 

 et Bonp.) A tree, about 30 ft. high. A native of the mountains of Mexico, 

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

 Q. crmsifolia Humb. et Bonp. PI. ^qum. t, 91., and our Jig. 1685., 

 Michx. N. Amer. Syl. 1. p. 1 10. Leaves wedge-shaped, obovate ; emarginate 

 at the base, remotely toothed, repand ; 

 downy beneath. Peduncles short, bearing 

 1 3 acorns. (^Humh. et Bonp.) A tree, 

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

 New Spain, near Chilpancingo. 



16S4. Q. depr^ssa 



1685. Q. crassifblia 



Q. depressa Humb. et Bonp. PI. .iEquin. t. 92., and our fig. 1684., Michx. 

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

 nale ; dintate, evergreen, quite glabrous. Fruit nearly sessile, and solitary. 

 {Humb. et Bonp ) An evergreen shrub, from 1 ft. to 2* ft. high, 



Q. amhigua Humb. et Bonp. PI. ^quin. t. 93., and o\xr fig. 1686., Michx. 

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



reticulately veined beneath, somewhat hairy. 

 ^~i!J\ Female spike pedunculated. {Humb. et Bonp.) 



A tree, 40 ft. high. 





1C6. Q. ambifn^. 



1687. 



Q. confertifolia. 



1GS8. 



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