Cunninghamia konishii

Cunninghamia konishii
In Taiwan
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Cupressales
Family:	Cupressaceae
Genus:	Cunninghamia
Species:	C. konishii
Binomial name
Cunninghamia konishii Hayata [2]
Synonyms [2]
Cunninghamia kawakamiiHayata

Cunninghamia konishii, also known as Taiwanese China fir, ^[3] is an endangered species of tree in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is native to southeast China (Fujian), Taiwan, Laos and Vietnam. ^[2]

Taxonomy

Although C. konishii is treated as a distinct species by many sources, it has also been suggested that it is conspecific with C. lanceolata . ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Thomas, P.; Yang, Y. (2013). "Cunninghamia konishii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T31258A2802692. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T31258A2802692.en . Retrieved 2022-10-03.
2. "Cunninghamia konishii Hayata", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-06-30
3. Kirkham, Tony. Arboretum: Welcome to the Museum. Candlewick Press. p. 24. ISBN   978-1-5362-3501-2 . Retrieved 2024-05-23.
4. Lu, S.Y.; Chiang, T.Y.; Hong, K.H. & Hu, T.W. (1999), "Re-examination of the taxonomic status of Cunninghamia konishii and C. lanceolata based on the RFLPs of a chloroplast trnD-trnT spacer", Taiwan Journal of Forest Science, 14: 13–19, archived from the original on 2014-07-14
5. Chung, J. D.; Lin, T. P.; Tan, Y. C.; Lin, M. Y. & Hwang, S. Y. (2004), "Genetic diversity and biogeography of Cunninghamia konishii (Cupressaceae), an island species in Taiwan: A comparison with Cunninghamia lanceolata, a mainland species in China" (PDF), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 33 (3): 791–801, Bibcode:2004MolPE..33..791C, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.08.011, PMID   15522804