Corylus chinensis
| Corylus chinensis | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Corylus |
| Species: | C. chinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Corylus chinensis | |
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C. colurna chinensis | |
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 to its rarity.[4]
Description
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
This tree is native to Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[6]
References
- ↑ Corylus chinensis (Chinese Filbert)
- ↑ "Corylus chinensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
{{citation}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Corylus chinensis Chinese Hazel PFAF Plant Database
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Corylus chinensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org
- ↑ Edible Nut Trees - Rhora's Nut Farm & Nursery
- ↑ Corylus chinensis
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- Trees of China
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- Plants described in 1899