Lithocarpus formosanus

Lithocarpus formosanus
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Lithocarpus
Species:	L. formosanus
Binomial name
Lithocarpus formosanus (Skan) Hayata
Synonyms
Pasania formosana(Skan) Schottky

Lithocarpus formosanus is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae. L. formosanus is a medium-sized tree with crooked trunk and many branches. It is endemic to Taiwan as it only occurs in the Hengchun Peninsula in the extreme south of the country. ^[2] It grows in mixed mesophytic forests at altitudes of 100–500 m (330–1,640 ft). ^[3] Only single population of fewer than 50 individuals survives. ^[1]

Lithocarpus formosanus is similar to L. dodonaeifolius , and their identity as separate species has been questioned. ^[1] Molecular methods suggest that they are closely related but distinct species. ^[4]

References

1. Chao, W.-C.; Linsky, J. (2018). "Lithocarpus formosanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T31263A134323064. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T31263A134323064.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Liao, Jih-Ching (1996). "Fagaceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 51–123. ISBN   957-9019-52-5 . Retrieved 11 September 2012.
3. Chengjiu Huang; Yongtian Zhang & Bruce Bartholomew. "Lithocarpus formosanus". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
4. Chiang, T.-Y.; K.-H. Hung; T.-W. Hsu & W.-L. Wu (2004). "Lineage sorting and phylogeography in Lithocarpus formosanus and L. dodonaeifolius (Fagaceae) from Taiwan". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 91 (1): 207–222. JSTOR   3298576.