维西县发现野生秃杉巨树及其群落

Wild Taiwania cryptomerioides var. flousianay Giant Tree Community Found in Weixi County

秃杉是优良用材树种和园林树种,各地多有栽培,目前尚未发现秃杉胸径超过2 m的记录。2013年8月,在全国第二次野生重点保护植物调查中,于维西县发现野生秃杉巨大植株及其群落。在该秃杉巨树附近存在较大面积的天然秃杉林群落。维西县野生秃杉林的发现扩大了秃杉在云南的自然分布区域,为今后秃杉造林和培育提供极为难得的优良种源。

Taiwania cryptomerioides var. flousianay is an excellent timber specie and landscape trees cultivated from place to place. However Taiwania cryptomerioides var. flousianay of DBH（ diameter at breast height） more than 2m have not yet been found in records. In August 2013,in the second national key protected wild plant survey,giant plant of wild Taiwania flousiana Gaussen and community have been found in Weixi County. In the vicinity of the giant Taiwania flousiana Gaussen tree,there is a big area of natural forest of Taiwania cryptomerioides var. flousianay community,The discovery of wild Taiwania flousiana Gaussen forest in Weixi County has extended the natural distribution area of Taiwania flousiana Gaussen in Yunnan,providing superior provenances extremely rare for the future Taiwania flousiana Gaussen afforestation and cultivation.