| Corylus chinensis | |
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| 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 |
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| Synonyms | |
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C. colurna chinensis |
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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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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]
Corylus chinensis is found on the moist slopes of forests at altitudes ranging from 1200 and 3500 metres.[4]
Both the oil and seeds of Corylus chinensis are edible.[3]
This tree is native to Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[6]