''Quercus copeyensis'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to the

Talamancan montane forests The Talamancan montane forests ecoregion, in the tropical moist broadleaf forest biome, are in montane Costa Rica and western Panama in Central America. Setting The Talamancan montane forests cover a discontinuous area of in Cordilleran mounta ...

of Costa Rica and

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

. It is commonly called Panamanian oak. ''Quercus copeyensis'' is a large

deciduous In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, ...

tree up to tall with a trunk frequently more than in diameter. The leaves are often clustered at the ends of branches, with blades up to long.Burger, W.C. 1977. Family 50. Fagaceae. En: W. C. Burger (ed.), Flora Costaricensis. Fieldiana, Botany 40: 67-68
/ref> It is often found with '' Quercus costaricensis'' in upper montane forests, up to in elevation.

References

External links

University of Costa Rica, Biology School: ''Quercus copeyensis''
copeyensis Trees of Costa Rica Plants described in 1942 Trees of Panama {{Quercus-stub