italic title Taxobox name Pseudolarix fossil range Fossil range 49 0 Eocene Early Eocene to recent image Pseudolarix amabilis 2.jpg image width 240px status DD status system iucn2.3 regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Pinaceae genus Pseudolarix genus authority George Gordon botanist Gordon species P. amabilis binomial Pseudolarix amabilis binomial authority Nelson Rehder synonyms Pseudolarix kaempferi Pseudolarix is a monotypic genus in the family Pinaceae . The sole species, Pseudolarix amabilis is commonly known as Golden Larch , though it is not a true larch Larix , being more closely related to Keteleeria , Fir Abies and Cedrus . It is native to eastern China , occurring in small areas in the mountains of southern Anhui , Zhejiang , Fujian , Jiangxi , Hunan , Hubei and eastern Sichuan , at altitudes of 100 1500 m. Golden Larch is sometimes known under an old scientific name Pseudolarix kaempferi , but this may cause confusion with Larix kaempferi , the Japanese Larch . Growth Image Pseudolarix amabilis.jpg thumb left Close up of leaves It is a deciduous tree reaching 30 40 m tall, with a broad conic crown. The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots and short shoots similar to a larch, though the short shoots are not so markedly short, lengthening about 5 mm annually. The leaf leaves are bright green, 3 6 cm long and 2 3 mm broad, with two glaucous stomatal bands on the underside they turn a brilliant golden yellow ... Specialist Group year 2000 id 34196 title Pseudolarix amabilis downloaded 12 May 2006 Database ... Pseudolarix in the Flora of China http arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu pdf articles 152.pdf Article ... Trees of China Category Endemic flora of China ca Pseudolarix amabilis cs Pamod n l bezn da Guldl rk de Goldl rche et Ebalehis es Pseudolarix fr Pseudolarix amabilis it Pseudolarix amabilis nl Japanse goudlarix no Gullerkslekten pl Modrzewnik pt Pseudolarix ru ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Keteleeria image Keteleeria evelyniana.jpg image caption Keteleeria evelyniana regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Pinaceae genus Keteleeria genus authority Elie Abel Carri re Carri re subdivision ranks Species subdivision Keteleeria davidiana br Keteleeria evelyniana br Keteleeria fortunei Keteleeria is a genus of three species of Pinophyta coniferous tree s in the family Pinaceae , related to the genera Nothotsuga and Pseudolarix . It is distinguished from Nothotsuga by the much larger conifer cone cones , and from Pseudolarix by the evergreen leaf leaves and the cones not disintegrating readily at maturity. All three genera share the unusual feature of male cones produced in umbel s of several together from a single bud, and also in their ability, very rare in the Pinaceae, of being able to coppice . The genus is found in southern China from Shaanxi south to Guangdong and Yunnan , Taiwan , Hainan , northern Laos and Vietnam . They are evergreen trees reaching 35 m tall. The leaves are flat, needle like, 1.5 7 cm long and 2 4 mm broad. The cones are erect, 6 22 cm long, and mature in about 6 8 months after pollination cone size and scale shape is very variable within all three species. The variability of the cones has led in the past to the description of several additional species up to 16 species have been named , but most authorities now only accept three species. For a different viewpoint, see the Flora of China link below. The genus name honours J.B. Keteleer 1813 1903 , a France French nurseryman. External links http www.pinetum.org cones PIcones.htm Arboretum de Villardebelle photos of cones http www.conifers.org pi ke index.htm Gymnosperm Database http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 2&taxon id 117075 Flora of China Pinaceae Category Pinaceae ca Keteleeria cs Ketelerka da Keteleeria de Keteleeria et Keteleeria es Keteleeria fr Keteleeria kv mrj no Ketelee ... more details
Washington journal United states Geological Survey Bulletin volume 1597 pages 1 25 ref and PseudolarixPseudolarix arnoldi . ref name Gooch92 cite journal last1 Gooch first1 N.L. year 1992 title Two new species of Pseudolarix Gordon Pinaceae from the middle Eocene of the Pacific Northwest. journal ... more details
shrub s growing from 2 to 100 m tall, mostly evergreen except Larix and Pseudolarix , deciduous , resinous ... below the phloem vessels only. Subfamily Abietoideae Abies, Cedrus, Pseudolarix, Keteleeria, Nothotsuga ... more details
The Arboretum Vilmorin 4 hectares is a private arboretum located at 2 rue d Estienne d Orves, Verri res le Buisson , Essonne , le de France region le de France , France . It is open by appointment only. Citation needed date September 2009 A newer portion of the family arboretum was acquired by the municipality in 1975, and is now open to the public as the Arboretum municipal de Verri res le Buisson . The arboretum is located on the site of a former hunting lodge of Louis XIV of France , acquired in 1815 by Philippe Andr de Vilmorin 1776 1862 , who also began today s Arboretum national des Barres in 1821. Citation needed date September 2009 He transformed the lodge s grounds into a collection of trees and shrubs from around the world as missionaries and explorers sent specimens from the Far East , United States America , North Africa , Siberia , and the Caucasus . Plans for the arboretum walls are attributed to Andr Le N tre . Today s arboretum has been tended by seven generations of the Vilmorin family, assisted in recent years by a scientific committee. At present the arboretum contains some 2,280 identified species, with major collections of Maple Acer , Berberis , Deutzia , Euonymus , Malus , Lonicera , Philadelphus , Quercus , and Rhododendron . Specimens of interest include Carya buckleyi , Cedrus libani , Chionanthus retusus , Halesia diptera , Juglans x intermedia , Parrotia persica , Pinus bungeana , Pseudolarix amabilis , Quercus persica , Sorbus torminalis , Taxodium ascendens , and Torreya grandis . See also Arboretum de P zanin Arboretum national des Barres List of botanical gardens in France References http www.mairie verrieres 91.fr portail associations spip.php?article2 Mairie Verri res Arboretum Vilmorin http www.parcsetjardins.fr ile de france essonne arboretum vilmorin 796.html Parcs et Jardins entry French http www.gralon.net tourisme parcs et jardins info arboretum vilmorin 758.htm Gralon.net entry French Vilmorin, Philippe L v que de, Hortus ... more details
Image Sichuan forest.jpg thumb right A forest in Sichuan File Lushan bamboo forest.jpg thumb right Bamboo forest in Lushan, China Image Great katsura of wachi01s3000.jpg thumb right 1000 year old Cercidiphyllum japonicum The Eastern Asiatic Region also known as Oriasiaticum , Sino Japanese Region , East Asian Region , Temperate Eastern Region is the richest floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom and situated in temperate climate temperate East Asia . It has been recognized as a natural floristic area since 1872 August Grisebach s volume Die Vegetation der Erde and later delineated by such geobotanists as Ludwig Diels , Adolf Engler as Temperate Eastern region , Ronald Good as Sino Japanese Region and Armen Takhtajan . The Eastern Asiatic Region is dominated by very old lineages of gymnosperm s and woody plant families and is thought to be the cradle of the Holarctic Kingdom Holarctic flora. Moreover, this floristic region wasn t significantly glaciated in the Pleistocene , and many relict Tertiary genera such as Metasequoia glyptostroboides , ancestors of which were once common throughout the Northern Hemisphere up to subpolar latitudes found refuge here. Endemic flora The Eastern Asiatic Region endemism endemic flora is characterized by Endemic families about 30 endemic family biology families , including Ginkgoaceae , Sciadopityaceae , Trochodendraceae , Tetracentraceae , Cercidiphyllaceae , Circaeasteraceae , Eucommiaceae , Eupteleaceae , Sargentodoxaceae , Nandinaceae , Pteridophyllaceae , Rhoipteleaceae , Stachyuraceae , Sladeniaceae , Dipentodontaceae , Helwingiaceae . Endemic genera three to six hundred endemic genus genera , including Cephalotaxus , Amentotaxus , Pseudotaxus , Keteleeria , Pseudolarix , Cathaya , Metasequoia , Cryptomeria , Microbiota , Akebia , Kingdonia , Megaleranthis , Hylomecon , Eomecon , cleaya , Disanthus , Loropetalum , Corylopsis , Fortunearia , Sinowilsonia , Pteroceltis , Idesia , Bolbostemma , Schizopeppon , Clematoclet ... more details
he discovered a white form of Daphne genkwa as well as Hamamelis mollis , Pseudolarix amabilis ... October 2008 ref Pseudolarix amabilis ref cite web url http arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu pdf articles ... more details
File Xi an traditionnal medecine market 20 .JPG thumb right Dried herbs and plant portions for Chinese herbology at a Xi an market Chinese herbology zh s t p zh ngy o xu is the theory of traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in traditional Chinese medicine TCM . The term herbology is misleading in so far as plant elements are by far the most commonly, but not solely used substances animal, human, and mineral products are also utilized. Thus, the term medicinal instead of herb is usually preferred as a translation for zh p y o . ref cite book url http books.google.com.hk books?id uRdIuISvjo4C&printsec frontcover&dq wiseman chinese&hl zh CN v onepage&q medicinal&f false title Introduction to English Terminology of Chinese Medicine author Nigel Wiseman & Ye Feng accessdate 10 June 2011 ref Contains Chinese text File Xi an traditionnal medecine market 18 .JPG thumb upright right Ready to drink Maceration wine macerated medicinal liquor with goji berry , tokay gecko , and ginseng , for sale at a traditional medicine market in Xi an , People s Republic of China China . History File Zh pharmacopoeia 1.JPG thumb right 150px Chinese pharmacopoeia Chinese herbs have been used for centuries. Among the earliest literature are lists of prescriptions for specific ailments, exemplified by the manuscript Recipes for 52 Ailments , found in the Mawangdui tombs which were sealed in 168 BC. The first traditionally recognized herbalist is Shennong Sh nn ng , lit. Divine Farmer , a mythical god like figure, who is said to have lived around 2800 BC. ref name Shennong cite web url http kaleidoscope.cultural china.com en 196Kaleidoscope8524.html title Shennong publisher cultural china.com accessdate 24 February 2011 ref He allegedly tasted hundreds of herbs and imparted his knowledge of medicinal and poisonous plants to farmers. His Shennong Ben Cao Jing Sh nn ng B n C o J ng , Shennong s Materia Medica is conside ... more details
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