Natural forest of Larix kaempferi in Tochigi (3).
Common Names
Japanese larch; Karamatsu [Japanese] (1).Taxonomic notes
Syn: Pinus kaempferi Lamb.; Larix japonica hort. ex Endl.; L. leptolepis (Sieb. & Zucc.) Gord.; L. leptolepis var. louchanensis Y. de Ferré & M.T. Augère; L. kaempferi var. rubescens Inokuma (1).Description
See (1).Range
Japan: central Honshu, from Kaga Province in the west to Shimotsuke Province in the northeast (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Planted in Taiwan. Records include Nantou Xian: Hsinyi Hsiang: from mt.- hiking entrance to summit of Chuntashan. Yushania stand with scattered conifers. Elevation: 3000-3200 m. 120°56'11"E, 23°35'44"N. Scattered on mountain ridges, in Yushania stand. Cultivated trees up to 5m tall (2).Citations
(1) Farjon 1990.(2) Botanical Inventory Of Taiwan.
(3) Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI). Apr-1996 (accessed 12-Oct-1998). Introduction to Forestry And Forest Products Research Institute. URL: http://ss.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/outline.html.
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Last modified on 18-Jan-1999