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Carpinus kawakamii

Carpinus kawakamii
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Betulaceae (Birch family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
SE. China, Taiwan
Climate
temperate

About

Carpinus kawakamii is a species of flowering plant in the hornbeam genus Carpinus (family Betulaceae). It is native to southeastern China, and Taiwan. A tree reaching 9 m (30 ft), it prefers to grow in sunny openings within forests at elevations from 500 to 2,000 m (1,600 to 6,600 ft). It is available from specialist nurseries.

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carpinus kawakamii 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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