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Ostrya multinervis





Origin:  China.
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Ostrya
Species
multinervis
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
Height
25 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
Forests at an altitude of 600-1,300 m.
Bark/Stem Description
Fissured, dark greyish-brown in colour with purplish-brown branchlets.
Leaf Description
Ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, thin in texture, with a subcordate, surrounded, or broadly cuneate base and 18-25 lateral veins on either side of the mid vein, 4.5-12x2.5-4.5 cm.
Flower Description
Erect female inflorescence, 3-6 cm.
Fruit Description
Light brown, glabrous and ribbed, ovoid-ellipsoid nutlet, 5-7x2-3 mm, produced July through August.
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