Thuja sutchuenensis: a rediscovered species of the Cupressaceae |
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| Authors: | XIANG QIAOPING A FAJONFLS LI ZHENYU FU LIKUO LIU ZHENGYU |
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| Institution: | ;Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, People's Republic of China ;Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK ;Institute of Chongqing Medical Plant Cultivation, Chongqing 408435, People's Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | After more than a century, the only conifer species listed as being extinct in the wild (EW) by IUCN-SSC has been rediscovered in the Dabashan Mountains of central China. The history, taxonomy, ecology and conservation of Thuja sutchuenensis are described, and illustrations, based on both the earliest and latest collection of botanical material of this tree, are provided. The taxonomic context of this rare species is discussed. © 2002 The Linnean Society of London , Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2002, 139 , 305–310. |
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| Keywords: | conifers conservation endemism taxonomy |
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