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Natural forest of Larix kaempferi in Tochigi (3).
Larix kaempferi (Lambert) Carrière

Common Names

Japanese larch; Karamatsu [Japanese] (1).

Taxonomic notes

Syn: Pinus kaempferi Lamb.; Larix japonica hort. ex Endl.; L. leptolepis (Sieb. & Zucc.) Gord.; L. leptolepis var. louchanensis Y. de Ferré & M.T. Augère; L. kaempferi var. rubescens Inokuma (1).

Description

See (1).

Range

Japan: central Honshu, from Kaga Province in the west to Shimotsuke Province in the northeast (1).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Planted in Taiwan. Records include Nantou Xian: Hsinyi Hsiang: from mt.- hiking entrance to summit of Chuntashan. Yushania stand with scattered conifers. Elevation: 3000-3200 m. 120°56'11"E, 23°35'44"N. Scattered on mountain ridges, in Yushania stand. Cultivated trees up to 5m tall (2).

Citations

(1) Farjon 1990.
(2) Botanical Inventory Of Taiwan.

(3) Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI). Apr-1996 (accessed 12-Oct-1998). Introduction to Forestry And Forest Products Research Institute. URL: http://ss.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/outline.html.


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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/pi/la/kaempferi.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.com
Last modified on 18-Jan-1999

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