Lithocarpus formosanus

Lithocarpus formosanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Lithocarpus
Species: L. formosanus
Binomial name
Lithocarpus formosanus
(Skan) Hayata
Synonyms

Pasania formosana (Skan) Schottky

Lithocarpus formosanus is a species of tree in the Fagaceae family. L. formosanus is a medium-sized tree with crooked trunk and many branches. It is endemic to Taiwan as it only occurs in the Hengchun Peninsula in the extreme south of the country.[2] It grows in mixed mesophytic forests at altitudes of 100–500 m (330–1,640 ft).[3] Only single population of fewer than 50 individuals survives.[1]

Lithocarpus formosanus is similar to L. dodonaeifolius, and their identity as separate species has been questioned.[1] Molecular methods suggest that they are closely related but distinct species.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lu, S.Y. & Pan, F.J. (1998). "Pasania formosana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
  2. ↑ Liao, Jih-Ching (1996). "Fagaceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng. Flora of Taiwan. 2 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 51–123. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Chengjiu Huang; Yongtian Zhang & Bruce Bartholomew. "Lithocarpus formosanus". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Chiang, T.-Y.; K.-H. Hung; T.-W. Hsu & W.-L. Wu (2004). "Lineage sorting and phylogeography in Lithocarpus formosanus and L. dodonaeifolius (Fagaceae) from Taiwan". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 91 (1): 207–222. JSTOR 3298576.


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