Biology:Corylus ferox

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Short description: Species of tree


Himalayan hazelnut
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Corylus
Species:
C. ferox
Binomial name
Corylus ferox
Wall.

Corylus ferox, the Himalayan hazelnut or Tibetan hazelnut, is a species of hazel native to the Himalayas of eastern Asia.[2]

Description

The Himalayan hazelnut is a deciduous tree growing to 32 m (105 ft) tall, with a monoecious leaf that can individually be male or female and some can be both sexes. The leaves are rounded or elliptic, 7–12 cm (2 344 34 in) long and 3–5 cm (1–2 in) broad, with a fine and sharply serrated margin and an often truncated apex. The flowers are wind-pollinated catkins and precocious. The male (pollen) catkins are pendulous with numerous solitary flowers and no perianth, while the female catkins are inconspicuous, 6-8 scaly buds and perianth adnate.[3]

References

  1. Roy, S.; Shaw, K.; Wilson, B.; Rivers, M.C.; Beech, E.; Barstow, M. (2018). "Corylus ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T194458A2337394. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194458/2337394. Retrieved 23 January 2023. 
  2. Corylus ferox - Wall. Plants for a Future. Accessed 21 February 2019
  3. Corylus ferox Wall. Bhutan Biodiversity Portal. Accessed 21 February 2019

Wikidata ☰ Q4260585 entry