水青冈 Fagus longipetiolata

  • Scientific Name: Fagus longipetiolata Seemen
  • Ref: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23 (Beibl. 57):56. 1897
  • Synonyms: Fagus bijiensis Y.T.Wei & Y.T.Chang, F. brevipetiolata Hu, F. clavata Y.T.Chang, F. sinensis Oliv., F. sylvatica var. longipes Oliv., F. tientaiensis Liou
  • English Common Name: South Chinese beech
  • Chinese Common Name: 水青冈/水青㭎 shuǐ∙qīnggāng, 长柄山毛榉 chángbǐng shān∙máojǔ
  • Japanese Common Name: ナガエブナ [長柄橅] nagaebuna
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Genus: Fagus
  • Distribution: Broad-leaved evergreen and mixed mesophytic forests on mountain slopes; 300-2400 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Vietnam]
  • Photo: 05/12/2013
Trees to 25 m tall. Winter buds to 2 cm. Petiole 1-3.5 cm; leaf blade ovate to ovate-oblong, 9-15 cm, abaxially finely densely pubescent and glaucescent, base broadly cuneate to nearly rounded, margin remotely serrate, apex acute to acuminate; secondary veins 9-15 on each side of midvein, ending in teeth. Peduncle 1-10 cm. Cupule 2-2.5 cm; bracts linear, recurved, pubescent, apical ones to 7 mm but basally shorter. Nut as long or slightly shorter than cupule, with narrowed wings near apex. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Aug-Oct. (Flora of China)

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