''Dalbergia hupeana'', the hardy rosewood, is a species of flowering plant in the family
, native to subtropical areas of Laos, Vietnam, southern and central China, and southwestern South Korea.
In the wild it prefers to grow on forested or scrubby slopes.
A tree reaching with high
heterozygosity
Zygosity (the noun, zygote, is from the Greek "yoked," from "yoke") () is the degree to which both copies of a chromosome or gene have the same genetic sequence. In other words, it is the degree of similarity of the alleles in an organism.
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, it is of economic significance as its wood is considered precious.
It is used as a
street tree
Urban forestry is the care and management of single trees and tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry involves both planning and management, including the programming of care and ...
in a number of southern Chinese cities.
References
hupeana
Flora of Laos
Flora of Vietnam
Flora of Southeast China
Flora of South-Central China
Flora of North-Central China
Flora of South Korea
Plants described in 1882
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