Tsuga forrestii
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''Tsuga forrestii'' is a species of conifer in the family
Pinaceae The Pinaceae, or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly kn ...
. It is considered as a variety of ''
Tsuga chinensis ''Tsuga chinensis'', commonly referred to as the Taiwan or Chinese hemlock, or in Chinese as tieshan (), is a coniferous tree species native to China, Taiwan, Tibet and Vietnam. The tree is quite variable and has many recognised varieties, thou ...
'' (i.e., ''T. c.'' var. ''forrestii'') by some. It grows in mixed forests in mountains and valleys of northeast
Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to the ...
, southwest
Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
, and northwest
Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...
, at altitudes of . While not a target species, ''Tsuga forrestii'' is threatened by clear-cutting of mixed forests.


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forrestii Vulnerable plants Trees of China Endemic flora of China Flora of Guizhou Flora of Sichuan Flora of Yunnan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{conifer-stub