| Amentotaxus argotaenia | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Taxaceae |
| Genus: | Amentotaxus |
| Species: | A. argotaenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Amentotaxus argotaenia Hance Pilg. |
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Amentotaxus argotaenia is a species of conifer in the Taxaceae family.
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It is said that the species is found only in China according to Conifer Specialist Group of IUCN; but it is said that the species can be also found in Northern Vietnam according to the Hong Kong Herbarium.
In Hong Kong, it is distributed in Ma On Shan, Tai Mo Shan, Mount Parker, Sunset Peak, Lantau Peak, Sai Kung. In the Shing Mun Arboretum, a living specimen is displayed.[1]
In Mainland China, the species is found in Fujian, Southern Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, West Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Northwestern Jiangxi, Central and Southeastern Sichuan, Taiwan, Southeastern Xizang and Southern Zhejiang.
The status of the species is not good as the growth rate of the plant is slow and its regeneration is infrequent. Its seeds are poorly dispersed and predated by rats.
The declining of the population is also caused by forest clearing and habitat modification.
In Hong Kong, this species is under protection based on Forestry Regulations Cap. 96A.All the localities of the species occurrence are within Country Parks under protection.[1] Tai Mo Shan Montane Scrub Forest in the upper Shing Mun Valley was assigned as a Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1975 as the forest supports this rare species and other species, Camellia granthamiana, Camellia waldenae, and many species of orchids.
In Mainland China, it is recorded in China Plant Red Data Book and Illustrations of Rare and Endangered plant in Guangdong Province.