Woody > Carpinus > Carpinus londoniana > Carpinus londoniana
Carpinus londoniana
Origin: China, south-east Myanmar, north Thailand and Vietnam.
| Family |
| Betulaceae |
| Genus |
| Carpinus |
| Species |
| londoniana |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 10-13 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat |
| Moist mountain slopes and subtropical forests at an altitude of 300-1,800 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark grey or greyish-white with drooping, pubescent blackish-brown branchlets. |
| Leaf Description |
| Elliptic-lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, lanceolate or oblong, with a rounded-cuneate, surrounded or cuneate base and 11-13 lateral veins on either side, 6-12x1.7-3.5 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Female inflorescence, 8-10 mm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Brown resinous glands with a pale yellow resin, ribbed, ovate and groat nutlet 3-4x2.5-3.5 mm, produced July through September. |
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