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Abacá ( ah-bə-KAH; Filipino: abaka [ɐbɐˈka]), also known as Manila hemp, is a species of banana, Musa textilis, endemic to the Philippines. The plant grows to 13–22 feet (4.0–6.7 m), and averages about 12 feet (3.7 m). The plant has great economic importance, being harvested for its fiber extracted from the leaf-stems. The lustrous fiber is traditionally hand-loomed into various indigenous textiles (abaca cloth or medriñaque) in the Philippines. They are still featured prominently as the traditional material of the barong tagalog, the national male attire of the Philippines, as well as in

The coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), also called the California live oak, is a live oak (an evergreen oak) native to the California Floristic Province. Live oaks are so-called because they keep living leaves on the tree all year, adding young leaves and shedding dead leaves simultaneously rather than dropping dead leaves en masse in the autumn like a true deciduous tree. Coast live oaks may be shrubby, depending on age and growing location, but is generally a medium-sized tree. It grows west of the Sierra Nevada mountain range from Mendocino County, California, south to northern Baja

Quercus rugosa, commonly known as the netleaf oak, is a broad-leaved tree in the beech and oak family Fagaceae. It is native to southern North America.

Quercus lobata, commonly called the valley oak or roble, is the largest of the California oaks. It is endemic to the state, growing in interior valleys and foothills from Siskiyou to San Diego counties. Deciduous, it requires year-round groundwater, and may live up to 600 years. Its thick, ridged bark (resembling alligator hide) and deeply lobed leaves are characteristic, and assist in identification.

Quercus peduncularis is an oak native to Mexico and Central America, ranging from Jalisco to Honduras. It is placed in the white oak group, Quercus section Quercus.

Quercus castanea is a species of oak tree. It is widespread across much of Mexico, from Sonora to Chiapas, and in Central America.

Quercus salicifolia is a species of oak. It is native to central and southern Mexico and Central America, from Jalisco to Panama.

Quercus diversifolia is an uncommon North American species of oak native to Mexico. It has been found in the states of Nuevo León, Durango, México, and Puebla. Quercus diversifolia is a shrub or small tree 3–4.2 metres (10–14 feet) tall. The leaves are green on the upper surface, yellow-brown on the underside, with wavy edges.

Quercus elliptica is a Mesoamerican species of oak tree. It is widespread across central and southern Mexico and Central America from Sinaloa and Hidalgo south as far as Nicaragua. It is classified in Quercus sect. Lobatae.

Quercus microphylla is a Mexican species of oak in the beech family. It is widespread from Oaxaca as far north as Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas.

Quercus acutifolia, many synonyms including Quercus conspersa, is a species of oak tree. It is native to central and southern Mexico and northern Central America, from Nayarit south as far as Belize and Guatemala. It is placed in Quercus section Lobatae. It is a deciduous tree growing up to 12 metres (39 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 30 centimetres (12 inches) in diameter. The leaves are stiff and leathery, rigid, narrowly elliptical, up to 16 cm long, dark green on the top and lighter green underneath, with 8–14 bristly teeth on each side. It retains its leaves until winter and can

Quercus magnoliifolia, also known as encino amarillo, encino avellano, encino bermejo, encino blanco, encino napis, encino prieto, and roble, is a Mexican species of oak. It is widespread along the Pacific Coast of Mexico from Sinaloa to Chiapas, and also found inland as far as Zacatecas and Puebla. It was classified and described in 1801 by the French-Spanish botanist Luis Née. Quercus magnoliifolia is a deciduous tree up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall with a trunk as much as 60 centimetres (24 inches) in diameter. The leaves are thick and leathery, up to 22 cm (8+1⁄2 in) long, widely

Quercus peduncularis is an oak native to Mexico and Central America, ranging from Jalisco to Honduras. It is placed in the white oak group, Quercus section Quercus.

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