Lithocarpus formosanus | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Lithocarpus |
Species: | L. formosanus |
Binomial name | |
Lithocarpus formosanus (Skan) Hayata | |
Synonyms | |
Pasania formosana (Skan) Schottky |
Lithocarpus formosanus is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae. L. formosanus is a medium-sized tree with crooked trunk and many branches. It is endemic to Taiwan as it only occurs in the Hengchun Peninsula in the extreme south of the country. It grows in mixed mesophytic forests at altitudes of 100–500 m (330–1,640 ft). Only single population of fewer than 50 individuals survives.
Lithocarpus formosanus is similar to L. dodonaeifolius, and their identity as separate species has been questioned. Molecular methods suggest that they are closely related but distinct species.
References
- ^ Chao, W.-C.; Linsky, J. (2018). "Lithocarpus formosanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T31263A134323064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T31263A134323064.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Liao, Jih-Ching (1996). "Fagaceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 51–123. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- Chengjiu Huang; Yongtian Zhang & Bruce Bartholomew. "Lithocarpus formosanus". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- Chiang, T.-Y.; K.-H. Hung; T.-W. Hsu & W.-L. Wu (2004). "Lineage sorting and phylogeography in Lithocarpus formosanus and L. dodonaeifolius (Fagaceae) from Taiwan". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 91 (1): 207–222. JSTOR 3298576.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lithocarpus formosanus | |
Quercus formosana |
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