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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 1996, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 11-15.

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A TAXONOMIC STUDY ON CASTANOPSIS SPACH IN CHINA

Wanjun Zheng,Xin Duanmu   

  1. Chinese Academy of Forestry Beijing 100091
  • Received:1994-11-28 Online:1996-01-25 Published:1996-01-25

Abstract:

Castanopsis is a genus of important forest plant in tropical and subtropical regions of China. They are grouped into 3 subgenus, 4 sections, 3 subsections and 12 series as following:Subgen. Ⅰ. CastanopsisSect. (Ⅰ) CastanopsisSubsect. (1) Echinocastanopsis: Ser. 1.Concinnae, Ser. 2. Dentatae, Ser.3. Mekongenses, Ser. 4. Chinenses, Ser. 5. Tribuloideac, Ser. 6. Carlesanae.Subsect. (2) Castanopsis: Ser. 7.Argyrophyllae, Ser. 8. Castanopsis, Ser.9. Rhamnifoliae.Subsect. (3) Chlamydobalanus.Sect. (Ⅱ) Multiflorae: Ser. 10. Rockanae, Ser. 11. Ceratacanthae, Ser. 12.Callaeocarpus.Subgen. Ⅱ. Limlia.Subgen. Ⅲ.PseudocastanopsisSect. (Ⅲ) FissaeSect. (Ⅳ) Sclerophyllae

Key words: Chinese Castanopsis, Taxonomy