Cladrastis platycarpa (Maxim.)Makino

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Cladrastis Raf.
Tribe: Sophoreae
References: [1930]

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Other names:

• Platyosprion platycarpum (Maxim.)Maxim. [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Sophora platycarpa Maxim. [Synonym] [1930]
  

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Common Names:

• Japanese Yellow-wood [1934]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1934]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [1179] [1930]
  • China [1179]
    • Guangdong [1179]
    • Guangxi [1179]
    • Guizhou [1179]
    • Hunan [1179]
    • Jiangsu [1179]
    • Yunnan [1179]
    • Zhejiang [1179]
  • Japan [1930]

• Europe
  • Great Britain

• North America [1363]
  • United States [1363]

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Notes:

• Japanese distribution: endemic to Honshu; Shikoku [1930]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:24:12