Carpinus putoensis
Carpinus putoensis (Putuo hornbeam, Chinese: 普陀鹅耳枥) is a species of plant in the family Betulaceae. It is a small tree, up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall.[2]
| Carpinus putoensis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Carpinus putoensis near Huiji Temple, Putuo Island | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Carpinus |
| Species: | C. putoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpinus putoensis Cheng | |
It is endemic to Zhoushan archipelago in China where it survives as a single tree on Putuo Island. It is monoecious, thereby in principle still able to reproduce sexually in the wild.[3] According to Edward O. Wilson, this is an example of what conservation biologists call "living dead" species.
References
- Shaw, K.; Roy, S. & Wilson, B. (2014). "Carpinus putoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T32303A2813038. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T32303A2813038.en.
- eFloras. "Carpinus putoensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Carpinus putoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved 11 April 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Further reading
- Wilson, Edward O. The Future of Life. Vintage Books, New York: 2002. p. 89
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.