Woody > Corylus > Corylus yunnanensis > Corylus yunnanensis
Corylus yunnanensis
Origin: China.
| Family |
| Betulaceae |
| Genus |
| Corylus |
| Species |
| yunnanensis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 7 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat |
| Mountain slopes in thickets at an altitude of 1,600-3,700 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Fissured, dark grey in colour with purplish-brown to brown branchlets. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate-orbicular, broadly ovate or obovate, a cordite base with 5-7 lateral veins on either side of the mid vein, 4-12x3-9 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Male inflorescences, cylindric and clustered in groups of 2-3. Female flowers clustered in groups of 2-3. |
| Fruit Description |
| Ovoid-globose duts 1.5-2 cm in diameter, produced from July through September. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Nuts are edible. |
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