Cryptocarya chinensis

Cryptocarya chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cryptocarya
Species:
C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cryptocarya chinensis
Synonyms[2]

Beilschmiedia chinensis Hance

Cryptocarya chinensis, commonly known as the Chinese cryptocarya, is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to the subtropical forests of Taiwan, southern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan), Japan,[3] the Ryukyu Islands, and Vietnam.[2]

The species was first described as Beilschmiedia chinensis by Henry Fletcher Hance in 1882. In 1891 William Hemsley placed the species in genus Cryptocarya as C. chinensis.[2]

References

  1. ↑ de Kok, R. (2021). "Cryptocarya chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T159080211A159443857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T159080211A159443857.en. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cryptocarya chinensis (Hance) Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Xi-wen Li, Jie Li & Henk van der Werff. "Cryptocarya chinensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 29 January 2015.