Line drawing (Li 1975).

Common Names

Taxonomic notes

Syn: T. formosana Hayata 1908, T. chinensis sensu Wilson 1926 (Li 1975).

Description

"A large tree, up to 50 m tall and 2 m in diameter, the bark gray, furrowed, the branchlets yellowish, later pale yellowish gray, hairy in grooves. Leaves linear, 1.5-2.5 cm long, 2-3 mm broad, the apex rounded or emarginate. Mature cones ovoid, 1.5-2.5 cm long, the scales suborbicular, lustrous yellowish brown, the margins sliglitly irregularly serrate. Seeds 7 mm long including the wing" (Li 1975).

Range

Taiwan: Ilan, Kaoxiung, Miaoli, Nantou, Pingtung, Taichung, and Xinchu Xian (from 22°36'N to 24°29'N and from 120°44'E to 121°161E) at 1250-3536 m elevation. Commonly occurs in mixed broadleaf and conifer forest, dominated by Yushania, Juniperus and Tsuga. (HAST Database).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Can be seen in Shei-Pa National Park (HAST Database).

Remarks

See Also

This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.conifers.org/pi/ts/formosana.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
Last modified on 22-Dec-2001