Corylus yunnanensis
| Corylus yunnanensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Corylus |
| Species: | C. yunnanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Corylus yunnanensis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Corylus heterophylla var. yunnanensis Franch. | |
Corylus yunnanensis, the Yunnan hazel, is a species of hazelnut found in south-central China.[1] It is a small tree or shrub.[3] The flowers have triangular shaped petals.
The species is native to western Guizhou, Hubei, southwestern and western Sichuan, and western Yunnan provinces, where it grows in broadleaf deciduous forests and mountain thickets from 1,600 to 3,700 metres elevation.[1]
It flowers from May to July and fruits from July to September.[1] The round nuts which are encased in a very tough oval shaped shell and can be consumed by humans. The plant is not commercially grown for the nuts, rather they are sometimes used as ornamental plants.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Shaw, K.; Roy, S.; Wilson, B. (2014). "Corylus yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T194559A2349249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194559A2349249.en. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Corylus yunnanensis (Franch.) A.Camus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ Helmstetter, Andrew J.; Buggs, Richard J. A.; Lucas, Stuart J. (2019). "Repeated long-distance dispersal and convergent evolution in hazel". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 16016. Bibcode:2019NatSR...916016H. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-52403-2. PMC 6831691. PMID 31690762.
- ↑ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ A.Camus, 1929 In: Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., II, 1: 438
- ↑ WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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