Ormosia hosiei

Ormosia hosiei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Ormosia
Species:
O. hosiei
Binomial name
Ormosia hosiei
Synonyms

Ormosia taiana C.Y.Chiao

Ormosia hosiei is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2][3]

Attributes

It is a large tree, up to 20–30 metres (66–98 ft) tall.[4] It is only found in eastern and central China (in Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, SE Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang provinces). It is becoming rare due to habitat loss and over-harvesting. The natural habitat of this species is in low-elevation broadleaved forest.[1] It is under second-class national protection.[5]

Naming

This plant is named after Alexander Hosie, the British consul-general to China who amassed large botanical collections in China and subsequently sent to Kew Gardens, London.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ormosia hosiei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32432A9706557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32432A9706557.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Ormosia hosiei Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ormosia hosiei Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Hang Sun & Michael A. Vincent. "Ormosia hosiei". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  5. ^ "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 2004-07-10. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  6. ^ Anne S. Troelstra (2016). Bibliography of Natural History Travel Narratives. p. 210.
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