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Carpinus fangiana
Fang's Hornbeam
Origin: China from northern Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and eastern Yunnan provinces. Named after Fang Wen-Pei (1899 - 1983), a Chinese botanist. This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern.
| Family |
| Betulaceae |
| Genus |
| Carpinus |
| Species |
| fangiana |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 20 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Pests |
| Susceptible to caterpillars, aphids and coral spot. |
| Habitat |
| Mountain valleys and shaded slopes at an altitude of 900 - 2000 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark grey to greyish-brown with glabrescent, purplish-brown branchlets. |
| Leaf Description |
| Very large (up to 20 cm in length), 24 - 34 lateral veins on either side, finely toothed, prominently veined dark green leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Female inflorescence 45 - 50 x 3 - 4 cm, light green in colour. |
| Fruit Description |
| Oblong, slightly ribbed and glabrous, 3.5 mm nutlet. |
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