Carpinus putoensis
| Carpinus putoensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Carpinus |
| Species: | C. putoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpinus putoensis Cheng | |
Carpinus putoensis (Putuo hornbeam, Chinese: 普陀鹅耳枥) is a species of plant in the Corylaceae family. It is a small tree, up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall.[2]
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.[1] According to Edward O. Wilson, this is an example of what conservation biologists call "living dead" species.
References
- 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Carpinus putoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ↑ eFloras. "Carpinus putoensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
Further reading
- Wilson, Edward O. The Future of Life. Vintage Books, New York: 2002. p. 89
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