湖北省的野生果树资源

Wild Fruit Tree Resources in Hubei Province

湖北省有各类野生果树资源约213种,分属26科44属。多为蔷薇科和浆果类果树,形成以神农架及周围地区,鄂西南宜昌、恩施州,鄂东南至鄂东北3个野生果树集中分布中心。这些果树资源具有南方果树和北方果树资源的兼容性和开发利用多样性的特点,但由于生态环境的改变和人类对自然资源的不合理利用,使野生果树资源受到威胁,建议加强综合保育研究和开发利用。

There are about 213 species of wild fruit trees in Hubei province, central China, which belong to 26 families and 44 genera. Most of them are Rosaceae and berry fruit trees. They form three concentrated distributing centers: Shennongjia and its surrounding, southwest of Hubei including Yichang district and Enshi, southeast and northeast of Hubei. These wild fruit tree resources have compatibility of fruit trees resources both in south and north China. They also have the characteristics of diversity for deserving exploitatiing and utilizating. However, there resources are threatened by the alteration ecological environment and human's unreasonable utilization with natural resources, so the integrative research in conservation, exploitation and utilization should be strengthened.