Ostrya rehderiana
| Ostrya rehderiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Ostrya |
| Species: | O. rehderiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ostrya rehderiana Chun | |
Ostrya rehderiana (Zhejiang Hop-hornbeam, Chinese: 天目铁木; literally: "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]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ostrya rehderiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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