Juglans olanchana | |
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Conservation status
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Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Juglandaceae |
Genus: | Juglans |
Section: | Juglans sect. Rhysocaryon |
Species: | J. olanchana
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Binomial name | |
Juglans olanchana Standley & L.O. Williams
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Synonyms | |
Juglans guatemalensis W.E. Manning |
Juglans olanchana is a semideciduous tree species in the Juglandaceae family. It can be found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.[2][1] It can grow up to 40 m in height and 1.5 m in diameter. The long branches bear twigs tipped with 40–50 cm long, glabrous, pinately compound leaves, darker on the top than on the bottom. The base of the trunk sometimes has buttresses.