Biology:Corylus chinensis

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Short description: Species of tree

Corylus chinensis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Corylus
Species:
C. chinensis
Binomial name
Corylus chinensis
Franch
Synonyms

C. colurna chinensis
Corylus chinensis var. macrocarpa Hu[1]
Corylus colurna var. chinensis (Franch.) Burkill
Corylus papyracea Hickel

Corylus chinensis, common names Chinese filbert[2] and Chinese hazel, is a deciduous[3] tree native to western China . This tree is considered vulnerable due of its rarity.[4]

Description

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This species grows up to 40 metres tall. It has gray-brown, fissured bark, with mottled streaks.[5] The branchlets are a purplish-brown colour, and are slender and sparsely villous.[4]

The leaves range from ovate to obovate-elliptic and have a doubly serrated, irregular margin.[4]

Distribution

Corylus chinensis is found on the moist slopes of forests at altitudes ranging from 1200 and 3500 metres. It is reported from Tibet, Xinjiang, Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[4]

Uses

Both the oil and seeds of Corylus chinensis are edible.[3]

Distribution

Foliage

This tree is native to Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[6]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1073905 entry