Parrotia subaequalis

Parrotia subaequalis^[2] commonly called Chinese ironwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hamamelidaceae.^[3] It is a tree native to Anhui, southern Jiangsu, and northern Zhejiang provinces in southeastern China.^[1] There are five disjunct populations of P. subaequalis in eastern China: two each in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces (Huang et al. 2005)^[4] and one in Anhui (Shao and Fang 2004).^[5]

Parrotia subaequalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Hamamelidaceae
Genus:	Parrotia
Species:	P. subaequalis
Binomial name
Parrotia subaequalis (Hung T.Chang) R.M.Hao & H.T.Wei
Synonyms[1]
Hamamelis subaequalis Hung T.Chang (1960) (basionym) Shaniodendron subaequale (H.T.Chang) M.B.Deng, H.T.Wei & X.Q.Wang

P. subaequalis is also considered critically endangered (Grade I Key protected Wild Plant) in the China Red Data Book, with a very narrow distribution range. The five known relict populations of P. subaequalis comprise no more than 100 reproductive individuals. Therefore, this species has high conservation priority.^{[citation needed]}