Ormosia hosiei

Ormosia hosiei
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Ormosia
Species:	O. hosiei
Binomial name
Ormosia hosiei Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson
Synonyms
Ormosia taianaC.Y.Chiao

Ormosia hosiei is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. ^{[2] [3]}

Attributes

It is a large tree, up to 20–30 metres (66–98 ft) tall. ^[4] It is only found in eastern and central China (in Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, SE Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang provinces). It is becoming rare due to habitat loss and over-harvesting. The natural habitat of this species is in low-elevation broadleaved forest. ^[1] It is under second-class national protection. ^[5]

Naming

This plant is named after Alexander Hosie, the British consul-general to China who amassed large botanical collections in China and subsequently sent to Kew Gardens, London. ^[6]

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ormosia hosiei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T32432A9706557. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32432A9706557.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. "Ormosia hosiei Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
3. "Ormosia hosiei Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
4. Hang Sun & Michael A. Vincent. "Ormosia hosiei". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
5. "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 2004-07-10. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
6. Anne S. Troelstra (2016). Bibliography of Natural History Travel Narratives. p. 210.