Ostrya rehderiana

Ostrya rehderiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: 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; 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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ eFloras. "Ostrya rehderiana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ "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.