Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius explained

Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae. L. dodonaeifolius is a medium-sized tree, up to 9m (30feet) tall. It is endemic to Taiwan and only occurs in the Hengchun Peninsula in the extreme south of the country.[1] It grows in mixed mesophytic forests at altitudes of 500m-1500mm (1,600feet-4,900feetm).[2]

Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius is similar to L. formosanus, and their identity as separate species has been questioned. Molecular genetic methods suggest that they are closely related but distinct species.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Flora of Taiwan . 2nd . 2 . Fagaceae . Liao . Jih-Ching . Huang . Tseng-chieng . 1996 . Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition . Taipei, Taiwan . 957-9019-52-5 . 51–123 . http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/ebook/ebookpage.php?volume=2&book=Fl.%20Taiwan%202nd%20edit.&page=51 . 2 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Lithocarpus dodonaeifolius . Chengjiu Huang . Yongtian Zhang . Bruce Bartholomew . amp . Flora of China . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA . 2 October 2012.
  3. Chiang, T.-Y. . K.-H. Hung . T.-W. Hsu . W.-L. Wu . amp . 2004 . Lineage sorting and phylogeography in Lithocarpus formosanus and L. dodonaeifolius (Fagaceae) from Taiwan . Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden . 91 . 1 . 207–222 . 3298576.

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