Fagus chienii
Fagus chienii is a species of beech tree native to northern Sichuan in China.[1] It was first formally named by Chinese botanist Wan Chun Cheng in 1935.[2]
| Fagus chienii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Fagus |
| Species: | F. chienii |
| Binomial name | |
| Fagus chienii | |
Flora of China notes that the taxonomic status of Fagus chienii is uncertain, as it is only known from the place it was collected (type locality), and is similar to Fagus lucida. The two species are distinguished by the "longer, recurved cupule bracts" in F. chienii.[3]
References
- "Fagus chienii W.C.Cheng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "Fagus chienii W.C.Cheng". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Chengjiu Huang, Yongtian Zhang & Bruce Bartholomew. "Fagus". Flora of China. 4. Retrieved 12 August 2020 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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