School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.
落羽杉
Family 科
- Taxodiaceae 杉科
Height/Length
- ca. 50 m
Stems, Branches and Branchlets
- Gland 腺體
Absent 無
- Lenticel 皮孔
To be determined 有待確定
- Armature 針刺
Absent 無
- Type 類型
To be determined 有待確定
- Habit 習性
To be determined 有待確定
- Shape 形狀
To be determined 有待確定
- Modified stems 特化莖
Absent 無
Leaves
- Gland 腺體
Absent 無
Leaf/Leaflet Length
- 葉
1 - 1.5 cm
- 小葉
Not applicable 不適用
Leaf/Leaflet Width
- 葉
ca. 1 mm
- 小葉
Not applicable 不適用
Gymnosperm Male Parts
Supplementary information
Native to North America. Tree, deciduous; pneumatophores present or absent around trunk; trunk buttressed at base; bark brown, reddish brown, or gray, peeling off in long strips. Main branches spreading horizontally. Leaves on annual branchlets twisted at base and 2-ranked, linear and flat. Pollinating since March till April, seed mature in October (or as early as July).Links to database for literature reviews :
Links to database for literature reviews :
Reviewer(s)
-- References
- Flora of Hong Kong: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Flora of Guangdong: Guangdong Science and Technology Press
- Flora of China. Vol 9 (2003): Science Press, Beijing Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis
- Flora Republicae Popularis Sinicae (中國植物志): Science Press, Beijing
Acknowledgement 鳴謝:
Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation Native Plant Resources and Database in Hong Kong
伍絜宜慈善基金香港原生植物資源及教材庫
