Line drawing (3).
Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Syn: T. formosana Hayata 1908, T. chinensis sensu Wilson 1926 (3).Description
"A large tree, up to 50 m tall and 2 m in diameter, the bark gray, furrowed, the branchlets yellowish, later pale yellowish gray, hairy in grooves. Leaves linear, 1.5-2.5 cm long, 2-3 mm broad, the apex rounded or emarginate. Mature cones ovoid, 1.5-2.5 cm long, the scales suborbicular, lustrous yellowish brown, the margins sliglitly irregularly serrate. Seeds 7 mm long including the wing" (3).Range
Taiwan: Ilan, Kaoxiung, Miaoli, Nantou, Pingtung, Taichung, and Xinchu Xian (from 22:36N to 24:29N and from 120:44E to 121:16E) at 1250-3536m. Commonly occurs in mixed broadleaf and conifer forest, dominated by Yushania, Juniperus and Tsuga. (2). Can be seen in Shei-Pa National Park (2).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Silba 1986.(2) Botanical Inventory Of Taiwan.
(3) Li 1975.
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Last modified on 11-Feb-1999