Ostrya rehderiana
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Ostrya rehderiana (Zhejiang Hop-hornbeam, Chinese: 天目铁木; lit. 'Tianmu iron tree') is a tree in the Betulaceae family. It can grow up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall.[2] It is endemic to Zhejiang province in China. The wild population apparently consists of only five trees on Tianmu Mountain, and the species is under first-class national protection in China.[3]
References
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- ^ eFloras. "Ostrya rehderiana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 2004-07-10. Retrieved 12 April 2012.