en la Meseta Central de Chiapas, México

We describe the habitat ofspecies within .the Fagaceae subgenus Lepidobalanus (genus Quercus) and identify environmental variables relatedto their distribution in the Meseta Central ofChiapas, Southern Mexico. In 258 plots adortunance index was used, combining tree density arid crown cover, for Querclls peduncularis, Q. polymorpha, Q. rugosa, Q. sebifera andQ:·segoviensis