Biology:Ostrya japonica

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Short description: Species of tree

Ostrya japonica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Ostrya
Species:
O. japonica
Binomial name
Ostrya japonica
Sarg.

Ostrya japonica, known as East Asian hophornbeam,[1] or Japanese hop-hornbeam, is a species of tree in the Betulaceae family growing to 25 m tall. It is native to Japan , Korea and China . In China, it occurs in temperate forests of southern Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, and Shaanxi provinces at altitudes between 1,000–2,800 metres (3,300–9,200 ft).[2] In Japan it is known as Asada (浅田).

References

  1. English Names for Korean Native Plants. Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. pp. 556. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. Retrieved 4 January 2017. 
  2. eFloras. "Ostrya japonica". 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=200006219. Retrieved 12 April 2012. 

Further reading

  • Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN:978-0-87474-708-9
  • Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN:4-635-07003-4

Wikidata ☰ Q1072399 entry