Carpinus_putoensis

<i>Carpinus putoensis</i>

Carpinus putoensis

Species of tree

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]

Quick Facts Carpinus putoensis, Conservation status ...

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. [1]
    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. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    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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