Corylus chinensis

Corylus chinensis
Corylus chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Corylus
Species: C. chinensis
Binomial name
Corylus chinensis
Franch
Synonyms

C. colurna chinensis
Corylus chinensis var. macrocarpa Hu[1]
Corylus colurna var. chinensis (Franch.) Burkill
Corylus papyracea Hickel

Corylus chinensis, common names Chinese filbert[2] and Chinese Hazel, is a deciduous[3] tree native to western China. This tree is considered vulnerable due of its rarity.[4]

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Description

This species grows up to 40 metres tall. It has gray-brown, fissured bark, with mottled streaks.[5] The branchlets are a purplish-brown colour, and are slender and sparsely villous.[4]

The leaves range from ovate to obovate-elliptic and have a doubly serrated, irregular margin.[4]

Distribution

Corylus chinensis is found on the moist slopes of forests at altitudes ranging from 1200 and 3500 metres.[4]

Uses

Both the oil and seeds of Corylus chinensis are edible.[3]

Distribution

This tree is native to Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[6]

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