Parrotia subaequalis
| Parrotia subaequalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Genus: | Parrotia |
| Species: | P. subaequalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Parrotia subaequalis (Hung T.Chang) R.M.Hao & H.T.Wei
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Parrotia subaequalis[2] commonly called Chinese ironwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hamamelidaceae.[3] It is a tree native to Anhui, southern Jiangsu, and northern Zhejiang provinces in southeastern China.[1] There are five disjunct populations of P. subaequalis in eastern China: two each in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces (Huang et al. 2005)[4] and one in Anhui (Shao and Fang 2004).[5]
P. subaequalis is also considered critically endangered (Grade I Key protected Wild Plant) in the China Red Data Book, with a very narrow distribution range. The five known relict populations of P. subaequalis comprise no more than 100 reproductive individuals. Therefore, this species has high conservation priority.
References
- ^ a b "Parrotia subaequalis (Hung T.Chang) R.M.Hao & H.T.Wei". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Parrotia subaequalis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". Efloras.org. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Jianhua Li; Peter Del Tredici. "The Chinese Parrotia: A Sibling Species of the Persian Parrotia" (PDF). Arnoldia.arboteum.harvard.edu. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Huang, S., Y. Fang, Y. Peng, J. Yan, and S. Fang. 2005. The niche study of Shaniodendron subaequale population of Longchi mountain. Journal of Central South Forestry University 25: 80–83.
- ^ Shao, X. F. and G. F. Fang. 2004. Habitat survey and ex situ conservation of Shaniodendron subaequale. Journal of Anhui Forest Science and Technology. 2: pp. 12–13