Carpinus polyneura Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Carpinus

Characteristics

Trees to 15 m tall; bark gray. Branchlets dark purplish, slender, sparsely white pubescent or not. Petiole 5-10 mm, sparsely pubescent or glabrescent; leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, or ovate-lanceolate, rarely elliptic or oblong, 4-8 × 1.5-2.5 cm, abaxially densely villous along veins, bearded in axils of lateral veins, adaxially densely pubescent along midvein, sparsely villous elsewhere when young, base broadly cuneate or subrounded, margin doubly and regularly setiform serrate; lateral veins 16-20 on each side of midvein. Female inflorescence 3-6 × 1-2 cm; peduncle ca. 2 cm, slender, sparsely pubescent; bracts broadly semiovate, 0.8-1.5 cm × 4-6 mm, sparsely villous along reticulate veins, outer margin remotely dentate, without basal lobe, inner margin entire, with small, inflexed basal auricle, apex acute; veins 5. Nutlet broadly ovoid, 2-3 × 1.5-2.5 mm, sparsely pubescent, villous at apex, 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) 13.5 - 15.0
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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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 polyneura world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Carpinus polyneura threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295277-1
WFO ID wfo-0000805941
COL ID RG4R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Carpinus polyneura Carpinus polyneura var. glandulosopunctulata Carpinus turczaninowii var. polyneura Carpinus polyneura var. wilsoniana Carpinus polyneura var. glandulosopunctata

Lower taxons

Carpinus polyneura var. polyneura Carpinus polyneura var. sunpanensis Carpinus polyneura var. tsunyihensis