Carpinus polyneura

Carpinus polyneura is a species of flowering plant in the hornbeam genus Carpinus (family Betulaceae).^[3] It is native to southern China.^[2] A tree reaching 15 m (49 ft), it is typically found in subtropical deciduous forests and in thickets at elevations from 400 to 2,300 m (1,300 to 7,500 ft).^[3] It is available from commercial suppliers, and features reddish young leaves in the spring, mounted on purplish-brown twigs.^[4]

Carpinus polyneura
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Betulaceae
Genus:	Carpinus
Species:	C. polyneura
Binomial name
Carpinus polyneura Franch.
Synonyms[2]
List Carpinus glandulosopunctata (C.J.Qi) C.J.Qi Carpinus handelii Rehder Carpinus polyneura var. glandulosopunctulata C.J.Qi Carpinus polyneura var. wilsoniana H.J.P.Winkl. Carpinus sunpanensis W.Y.Hsia Carpinus tsunyihensis Hu Carpinus turczaninovii var. polyneura (Franch.) H.J.P.Winkl.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:^[2]

• Carpinus polyneura var. polyneura – Sichuan, Hunan
• Carpinus polyneura var. sunpanensis (W.Y.Hsia) P.C.Li – Sichuan
• Carpinus polyneura var. tsunyihensis (Hu) P.C.Li – Guizhou