Biology:Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius

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Short description: Species of tree

Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius
File:Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius 180566985.jpg
In Taitung County, Taiwan
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Lithocarpus
Species:
L. dodonaeifolius
Binomial name
Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius
(Hayata) Hayata
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus dodonaeifolia Hayata
  • Synaedrys formosana f. dodonaeifolia (Hayata) Kudô

Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae. L. dodonaeifolius is a medium-sized tree, up to 9 m (30 ft) tall. It is endemic to Taiwan and only occurs in the Hengchun Peninsula in the extreme south of the country.[3] It grows in mixed mesophytic forests at elevations of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).[4]

The species was first described as Quercus dodonaeifolia by Bunzō Hayata in 1913. In 1917 Hayata placed the species in genus Lithocarpus as L. dodonaeifolius.[2]

Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius is similar to L. formosanus, and their identity as separate species has been questioned.[1] Molecular genetic methods suggest that they are closely related but distinct species.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pan, F.J. (2018). "Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018.RLTS.T31247A128702582.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31247/128702582. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius (Hayata) Hayata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:358725-1. 
  3. Liao, Jih-Ching (1996). "Fagaceae". in Huang, Tseng-chieng. Flora of Taiwan. 2 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 51–123. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/ebook/ebookpage.php?volume=2&book=Fl.%20Taiwan%202nd%20edit.&page=51. Retrieved 2 October 2012. 
  4. Chengjiu Huang; Yongtian Zhang. "Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210001070. 
  5. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5472762 entry