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Monkeytail Hornbeam

Carpinus fangiana

Monkeytail Hornbeam
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Betulaceae (Birch family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
China (S. Sichuan to N. Guangxi)
Climate
temperate

About

Carpinus fangiana, the monkeytail hornbeam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Betulaceae. It is native to southern China; Sichuan, eastern Yunnan, northern Guangxi, and Guizhou. A tree reaching 20 m (66 ft), it is typically found in forested mountain valleys at elevations from 900 to 2,000 m (3,000 to 6,600 ft). It is available from commercial suppliers.

Other Carpinus plants

European hornbeam · American hornbeam · Sawa Hornbeam · Chinese Hornbeam · Carpinus hebestroma · Japanese Hornbeam · Carpinus kawakamii · Loose Flower Hornbeam · Oriental Hornbeam · Carpinus polyneura · Puto Hornbeam · Hornbeam

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carpinus fangiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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