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Fagus longipetiolata Seemen

South chinese beech (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Fagaceae > Fagus

Characteristics

Trees to 25 m tall. Winter buds to 2 cm. Petiole 1-3.5 cm; leaf blade ovate to ovate-oblong, 9-15 cm, abaxially finely densely pubescent and glaucescent, base broadly cuneate to nearly rounded, margin remotely serrate, apex acute to acuminate; secondary veins 9-15 on each side of midvein, ending in teeth. Peduncle 1-10 cm. Cupule 2-2.5 cm; bracts linear, recurved, pubescent, apical ones to 7 mm but basally shorter. Nut as long or slightly shorter than cupule, with narrowed wings near apex. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Aug-Oct.
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A large deciduous forest. It grows 20-25 m tall. The trunk is 40-50 cm across. The leaf blade is oval and 9-15 cm long. The leaf stalk is 1-3.5 cm long The leaf blade is oval. It is finely hairy underneath. The base of the leaf is wedge shaped or rounded. There are teeth on the edges of the leaf. There are 9-15 secondary veins on each side of the midrib. The fruit stalk is 1-10 cm long. The fruit is an angled nut. It is in a cup 2-2.5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.4 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 22.0 - 23.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in dense subtropical broad-leaved forests. It occurs between 1,000 and 2,000 m altitude. In China it is in broad leafed forest between 300 and 2400 m altitude.
Light 3-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The seeds are edible. They contain 46% oil.
Uses oil
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Fagus longipetiolata world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Fagus longipetiolata threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295605-1
WFO ID wfo-0000966457
COL ID 3DSK3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Fagus longipetiolata Fagus longipes Fagus longipetiolata f. longipetiolata Fagus longipetiolata f. yunnanica Fagus longipetiolata var. longipetiolata Fagus sylvatica var. bracteolis
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