Woody > Carpinus > Carpinus tsaiana > Carpinus tsaiana
Carpinus tsaiana
Origin: Guizhou and Yunnan, China.
| Family |
| Betulaceae |
| Genus |
| Carpinus |
| Species |
| tsaiana |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 30 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 |
| Subtropical forests at an altitude of 1,200-1,500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark grey with glabrescent purplish-red branchlets. |
| Leaf Description |
| Elliptic, oblong, oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceiolate, with a cordite or obliquely cordite base and 14-16 lateral veins on either side, 7-14x4.5-6 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Female inflorescence, 10-14 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Triangular-ovoid or broadly ovoid, pubescent and ribbed nutlet, 5-6 mm, produced July through September. |
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