Parrotia subaequalis

Parrotia subaequalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Hamamelidaceae
Genus:	Parrotia
Species:	P. subaequalis
Binomial name
Parrotia subaequalis (Hung T.Chang) R.M.Hao & H.T.Wei
Synonyms [1]
Hamamelis subaequalisHung T.Chang (1960) (basionym) Shaniodendron subaequale(H.T.Chang) M.B.Deng, H.T.Wei & X.Q.Wang

Parrotia subaequalis ^[2] commonly called Chinese ironwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hamamelidaceae. ^[3] It is a tree native to Anhui, southern Jiangsu, and northern Zhejiang provinces in southeastern China. ^[1] There are five disjunct populations of P. subaequalis in eastern China: two each in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces (Huang et al. 2005) ^[4] and one in Anhui (Shao and Fang 2004). ^[5]

P. subaequalis is also considered critically endangered (Grade I Key protected Wild Plant) in the China Red Data Book, with a very narrow distribution range. The five known relict populations of P. subaequalis comprise no more than 100 reproductive individuals. Therefore, this species has high conservation priority.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Parrotia subaequalis (Hung T.Chang) R.M.Hao & H.T.Wei". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 October 2025.
2. "Parrotia subaequalis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". Efloras.org. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
3. Jianhua Li; Peter Del Tredici. "The Chinese Parrotia: A Sibling Species of the Persian Parrotia" (PDF). Arnoldia.arboteum.harvard.edu. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
4. Huang, S., Y. Fang, Y. Peng, J. Yan, and S. Fang. 2005. The niche study of Shaniodendron subaequale population of Longchi mountain. Journal of Central South Forestry University 25: 80–83.
5. Shao, X. F. and G. F. Fang. 2004. Habitat survey and ex situ conservation of Shaniodendron subaequale. Journal of Anhui Forest Science and Technology. 2: pp. 12–13