Carpinus kawakamii Hayata

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Carpinus

Characteristics

Trees; bark dark gray. Branchlets brown, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Petiole 0.8-1.5 cm, sparsely pubescent; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 4-5 × 1.8-2.5 cm, abaxially sparsely villous along veins, adaxially sparsely pubescent when young, glabrescent, base subrounded or subcordate, sometimes unequal, margin regularly and doubly serrate, sometimes simply serrate distally, apex acuminate or caudate-acuminate; lateral veins 10-15 on each side of midvein. Female inflorescence 4-6 × 2-2.5 cm; peduncle ca. 1 cm, densely pubescent; bracts semiovate, 1.8-2 cm, densely pubescent adaxially, outer margin irregularly coarsely dentate, without basal lobe, inner margin subfalcate or straight, entire, with ovate, inflexed basal lobe ca. 3 mm, apex acuminate; veins 5, reticulate veins prominent. Nutlet broadly ovoid, ca. 3 mm, sparsely resinous glandular, densely villous at apex, 6-ribbed. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Aug.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 12.0
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Light 4-9
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Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

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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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Images

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Distribution

Carpinus kawakamii world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Conservation status

Carpinus kawakamii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107969-1
WFO ID wfo-0000805340
COL ID RG3G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Carpinus kawakamii

Lower taxons

Carpinus kawakamii var. kawakamii Carpinus kawakamii var. minutiserrata