Carpinus polyneura

Carpinus polyneura is a species of flowering plant in the hornbeam genus Carpinus (family Betulaceae). It is native to southern China. A tree reaching , it is typically found in subtropical deciduous forests and in thickets at elevations from . It is available from commercial suppliers, and features reddish young leaves in the spring, mounted on purplish-brown twigs.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

• Carpinus polyneura var. polyneura – Sichuan, Hunan
• Carpinus polyneura var. sunpanensis – Sichuan
• Carpinus polyneura var. tsunyihensis – Guizhou

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