Pinaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Keteleeria davidiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Keteleeria davidiana is an evergreen tree with an oblate crown; it can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 250cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its valuable wood, which is traded. It is commonly planted in China as an amenity tree in parks, near temples and sometimes as a street tree[ 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. ].. Keteleeria davidiana has a wide distribution and no major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' 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 - central and southern China (Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Vietnam

HabitatUsually found in areas with hot dry climates, growing in woodlands and on mountain slopes, often solitary or in small clumps, occasionally forming pure stands; at elevations from 300 - 1,500 metres[ 109 Title Plantae Wilsonae. Vol 1 - 3 Publication Author Wilson. E. H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University Press; Cambridge. Year 1911 - 1917 ISBN Description Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].