Ostrya japonica

Ostrya japonica, known as East Asian hophornbeam,[1] or Japanese hop-hornbeam, is a species of tree in the Betulaceae family growing to 25 m tall. It is native to Japan, Korea and China. In China, it occurs in temperate forests of southern Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, and Shaanxi provinces at altitudes between 1,000–2,800 metres (3,300–9,200 ft).[2] In Japan it is known as Asada (浅田).

Ostrya japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Ostrya
Species:
O. japonica
Binomial name
Ostrya japonica
Sarg.

References
  1. English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 556. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
  2. eFloras. "Ostrya japonica". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

Further reading
  • Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN 978-0-87474-708-9
  • Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN 4-635-07003-4
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