Carpinus putoensis
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Carpinus putoensis (Putuo hornbeam, Chinese: 普陀鹅耳枥) is a species of plant in the family Betulaceae. It is a small tree, up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall.[2]
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Carpinus putoensis | |
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Carpinus putoensis near Huiji Temple, Putuo Island | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Carpinus |
Species: | C. putoensis |
Binomial name | |
Carpinus putoensis Cheng | |
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It is endemic to Zhoushan archipelago in China where it survives as a single tree on Putuo Island. It is monoecious, thereby in principle still able to reproduce sexually in the wild.[1] According to Edward O. Wilson, this is an example of what conservation biologists call "living dead" species.