Taxaceae Torreya grandis var. jiulongshanensis Zhi Y.Li, Z.C.Tang & N.Kang
Etymology
Torreya refers to American botanist John Torrey.
grandis refers to ‘large’; indicating the large size its seeds may have.
jiulongshanensis refers to the Jiulong Mountains of China, where the type specimen was collected; indicating its habitat.
Colloquial Name
Jiulong nutmeg tree
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Torreya grandis:
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Torreya grandis var. jiulongshanensis are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Torreya grandis var. jiulongshanensis that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Torreya grandis var. jiulongshanensis is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Torreya grandis var. jiulongshanensis is unknown. There are no known threats for Torreya grandis var. jiulongshanensis.
IUCN Category – DD
According to the IUCN Red List, Torreya grandis var. jiulongshanensis has been assigned the status of DD(Data Defficient). This means that according to the Red List criteria, not enough data has been obtained about its abundance and/or distribution.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Torreya grandis is Torreya. The coordinate taxa for Torreya grandis are therefore:
Torreya grandis var. jiulongshanensis is also placed under Taxaceae.
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