Carpinus fargesiana H.J.P.Winkl.

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Carpinus

Characteristics

Trees to 20 m tall; bark gray. Branchlets dark brown, sparsely villous. Petiole slender, 6-10 mm, sparsely villous; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate, ovate-elliptic, elliptic, or oblong, rarely narrowly lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 2.5-7.5(-8) × 2-2.5 cm, abaxially villous along veins, bearded in axils of lateral veins, adaxially sparsely villous when young, glabrescent, base rounded or subcordate, margin irregularly and doubly mucronate serrate, apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 12-16 on each side of midvein. Female inflorescence 4-7 × 2.5-3 cm; peduncle 1-1.5 cm, sparsely villous; bracts semiovate or broadly semiovate, 1.3-1.5 cm × 6-8 mm, villous along reticulate veins, outer margin irregularly dentate-serrate or lobulate-serrate, without basal lobe, inner margin entire, with inflexed basal auricle, apex acuminate; veins 5. Nutlet broadly ovoid, ca. 3 × 2.5 mm, glabrous except sparsely villous at apex, sometimes sparsely resinous glandular, ribbed. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Sep.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

Light 4-9
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Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Distribution

Carpinus fargesiana world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Carpinus fargesiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107956-1
WFO ID wfo-0000805025
COL ID RG2T
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Carpinus fargesiana

Lower taxons

Carpinus fargesiana var. fargesiana Carpinus fargesiana var. ovalifolia