Tsuga chinensis

Pinaceae Tsuga chinensis (Franch.) E. Pritz.

Etymology
Tsuga refers to the Japanese name for this tree.
chinensis refers to China; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Chinese hemlock

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Tsuga chinensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-SA, CHS, CHS-AH, CHS-FJ, CHS-GD, CHS-GX, CHS-HE, CHS-HN, CHS-JX, CHS-ZJ, 38, TAI, 4, 41, VIE

Habitat
The natural habitats for Tsuga chinensis are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Tsuga chinensis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Tsuga chinensis is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Tsuga chinensis is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Tsuga chinensis and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.2 Water Management & Dams

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Tsuga chinensis has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Tsuga chinensis is Tsuga. The coordinate taxa for Tsuga chinensis are therefore:

Tsuga chinensis is further placed under Abietoideae. Tsuga chinensis is also placed under Pinaceae.