The Chinese fir, Cunninghamia lanceolata, is a species of tree in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, native to south-central and southeast China despite its common name suggesting a closer relationship to true firs. It is among the most economically important timber trees in China, valued for fast growth and rot-resistant wood, and it is also commonly planted as an ornamental specimen tree in temperate regions elsewhere.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleFarmed or Commercially Raised 3 Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific NameCunninghamia lanceolata 7 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Chinese Fir
In Biome
Source Plants For A Future: Cunninghamia lanceolata
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Cunninghamia lanceolata (Wikipedia)
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Cunninghamia lanceolata, synonyms including Cunninghamia sinensis, commonly known as Chinese fir, is a species of tree in the cypress family, Cupressaceae.
2. GBIF Species API
3. Chinese Fir (Wikipedia)
4. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ149115, descriptionView the Source 5. NatureServe Explorer: Cunninghamia lanceolata
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"roundedGRank": "GNR"
6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
7. Wikidata: Chinese Fir
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q149115
- Child Taxon Of: Cupressaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceIUCN Red List of Threatened Species
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cupressaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Cupressaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Alerce, cipreses","language":"ES"},{"name":"Alerce, cypresses","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fleur du Saint-Esprit, cyprès","language":"FR"},{"name":"柏科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
Plant (Wikipedia)
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They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
Plants For A Future: Cunninghamia lanceolata
Plants For A FutureIn Biome: Temperate Forest, HabitatsQuote, In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Mixed broad-leaved forests, rocky hillsides and roadsides, 200 - 2800 metres in most temperate areas of China ... Often forming small, pure stands on red sandstone soils
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