Biology:Pterocarya rhoifolia

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Short description: Species of tree

Pterocarya rhoifolia
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Pterocarya
Species:
P. rhoifolia
Binomial name
Pterocarya rhoifolia
Siebold & Zucc.

Pterocarya rhoifolia (Japanese wingnut, Japanese: sawagurumi)[2] is a species of tree in the Juglandaceae family that is widely distributed throughout Japan, and also found native to China in the Laoshan District in eastern Shandong Province.[3][4] Its natural presence in China is contested.[1]

Fruiting tree

The tree flourishes in moist areas along riverbanks and mountain streams, and attains 30 m (98 ft) in height, flowering from May–July.[4]

It is a soft light wood, with the heartwood yellowish-white in color, which has been used as a substitute of kiri (Paulownia tomentosa), for example, to make geta clogs that are imitations of kiri-geta. It is straight-grained and the pore pattern on the surface provides the wood with a handsome appearance.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Song, Y.; Kozlowski, G.; Bétrisey, S. (2019). "Pterocarya rhoifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T66816434A158965576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T66816434A158965576.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/66816434/158965576. Retrieved 31 July 2023. 
  2. Nōrin Suisan Yōgo Kenkyūkai, ed (1992). Waei eiwa nōrin suisan yōgo taiyaku jiten. Gyōsei. p. 383. ISBN 9784324032046. https://books.google.com/books?id=7kawAAAAIAAJ&q=sawagurumi. 
  3. Rix, Martyn (August 2007). "594. PTEROCARYA MACROPTERA var. INSIGNIS: Juglandaceae". Curtis's Botanical Magazine 24 (3): 180. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8748.2007.00583.x. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Flora of China. Harvard University. 1999. pp. 280–282. http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF04/pterocarya.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-15. 
  5. Bruce, Herbert Dale (1951). Properties and Uses of Commercially Important Japanese Woods. General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Natural Resources Section. p. 51. https://books.google.com/books?id=qr4rAAAAYAAJ. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3008950 entry