Ostrya rehderiana (Zhejiang hop-hornbeam, Chinese: 天目铁木; lit. 'Tianmu iron tree') is a tree in the Betulaceae family. It can grow up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall.[2] It is endemic to Zhejiang province in China. The wild population apparently consists of only five trees on Tianmu Mountain, and the species is under first-class national protection in China.[3]
Ostrya rehderiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Ostrya |
Species: | O. rehderiana
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Binomial name | |
Ostrya rehderiana Chun
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References
edit- ^ Shaw, K.; Roy , S.; Wilson, B. (2014). "Ostrya rehderiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T32304A2813136. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T32304A2813136.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ eFloras. "Ostrya rehderiana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 2004-07-10. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.