Cupressaceae FAMILY Endangered

Calocedrus formosana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calocedrus formosana is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 23 metres tall. The bole is often crooked, it can be up to 300cm in diameter[ 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is mainly used locally. The tree is sometimes grown as an ornamental. The species is experiencing a continuing decline in its area of occupancy and quality of habitat due to illegal logging, transformation of old growth forest to managed production forest, and expansion of agriculture, especially livestock grazing. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern and central Taiwan

HabitatMixed conifer-broad-leaved climax forest, often as an emergent, growing in deep, rich forest soil over shalestone or schist; also in secondary forest and on cliffs and rocky ridges; at elevations from 300 - 2,000 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].