Larix mastersiana

Rehder et E.H. Wilson in Sargent 1914

Common names

Masters larch; Sichuan hongshan (Farjon 1990).

Taxonomic notes

Syn: L. griffithii var. mastersiana (Rehder et E.H. Wilson) Silba (Farjon 1990).

Description

Available online from Wu and Raven (1999).

Range

China: W Sichuan (Farjon 1990) at 2500-3500 m elevation (Wu and Raven 1999).

Big tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Timber is used for construction, railroad ties, and furniture, and the bark yields tannins. The species is also used for afforestation (Wu and Raven 1999).

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