Tsuga forrestii

Tsuga forrestii is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is considered as a variety of Tsuga chinensis (i.e., T. c. var. forrestii) by some.[2] It grows in mixed forests in mountains and valleys of northeast Guizhou, southwest Sichuan, and northwest Yunnan, at altitudes of 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft).[2]

Tsuga forrestii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Tsuga
Species:
T. forrestii
Binomial name
Tsuga forrestii
Synonyms

Tsuga chinensis var. forrestii (Downie) Silba

While not a target species, Tsuga forrestii is threatened by clear-cutting of mixed forests.[1]

References

  1. Conifer Specialist Group (1998). "Tsuga forrestii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved 17 March 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Liguo Fu; Nan Li; Thomas S. Elias & Robert R. Mill. "Tsuga chinensis var. forrestii". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 17 March 2013.


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