Trigonobalanus doichangensis

Trigonobalanus doichangensis
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Trigonobalanus
Species: T. doichangensis
Binomial name
Trigonobalanus doichangensis
(A. Camus) Forman
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Trigonobalanus doichangensis (syn. Formanodendron doichangensis) is a species of tree in the Fagaceae family that can reach 21 metres (69 ft) in height.[2] It is only found at few sites in Yunnan in China and at one site in Chiang Rai in Thailand.[3][4] It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation. In China it is under second-class national protection.[5]

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Trigonobalanus doichangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. Chengjiu Huang, Yongtian Zhang & Bruce Bartholomew. "Formanodendron doichangensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. Sun, W.; Zhou, Y.; Han, C.; Zeng, C.; Shi, X.; Xiang, Q.; Coombes, A. (2006). "Status and conservation of Trigonobalanus doichangensis (Fagaceae)". Biodiversity and Conservation 15 (4): 1303–1318. doi:10.1007/s10531-005-3873-7.
  4. FANG Chunyan (2010-12-16). "A new distribution record for Formanodendron doichangensis (A.Camus) Nixon & Crepet (Fagaceae) from Xishuangbanna, SW China". Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 26 April 2012. Includes close-up photographs.
  5. "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 2004-07-10. Retrieved 13 April 2012.