Liriodendron chinense

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	MAGNOLIALES	MAGNOLIACEAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Hemsl.) Sarg.

Common Name/s:

English

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Chinese Tulipe Tree , Chinese Whitewood

Synonym/s:

Liriodendron tulipifera subspecies chinense Hemsl.

Liriodendron tulipifera subspecies sinensis Diels

Red List Category & Criteria:

Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Ban, N.T.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	Yangtze River valley and further south to northern Viet Nam. It is a relict species from a once widespread and species-rich genus.
Countries:	Native: China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Viet Nam
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Habitat and Ecology:	The species is widely scattered in montane evergreen broadleaved forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Poor regeneration, extensive logging and clearing of the habitat have affected populations throughout the range.

Major Threat(s):

Poor regeneration, extensive logging and clearing of the habitat have affected populations throughout the range.

Citation:	Ban, N.T. 1998. Liriodendron chinense. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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