Taxon: Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière

Genus:

Larix

Family:

Pinaceae

Nomen number:

21495

Place of publication:

J. Gén. Hort. 11:97. 1856

Link to protologue:

Comment:

non Pseudolarix kaempferi auct. (= P. amabilis (J. Nelson) Rehder)

Typification:

Name Verified on:

08-may-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 13-mar-2017

Species priority site is:

National Arboretum (NA)

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Synonyms:

(=) Abies leptolepis Siebold & Zucc.
(=) Larix japonica Carrière
(=) Larix kaempferi var. pendula (Beissn.) C. K. Schneid.
(=) Larix leptolepis (Siebold & Zucc.) Gordon
(=) Larix leptolepis f. pendula (Beissn.) Rehder
(=) Larix leptolepis var. murrayana Maxim.
(=) Larix leptolepis var. pendula Beissn.
Basionym: Pinus kaempferi Lamb.
(≡) Pseudolarix kaempferi (Lamb.) Gordon

Common names:

Japanese larch (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
larice giapponese (Source: Mult Glossary Trees) - Italian
karamatsu (Source: F Japan) - Japanese Rōmaji
japansk lärk (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish
ri ben luo ye song (Source: F China) - Transcribed Chinese
nagyeopsong (Source: Ency Korea) - Transcribed Korean

Economic Importance:

Environmental: agroforestry (fide Pinaceae)
Materials: wood (fide F Eur ed2)

Distributional Range:

Native

Asia-Temperate

EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu]

Cultivated

(also cult.)

References:

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
Chinese Academy of Sciences Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959- (F China)
Farjon, A. Pinaceae: Drawings and descriptions of the genera Abies, Cedrus, Pseudolarix, Keteleeria, Nothotsuga, Tsuga, Cathaya, Pseudotsuga, Larix and Picea. Regnum Veg. 121. 1990 (Pinaceae)
International Seed Testing Association A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees. 1971 (Mult Glossary Trees)
Iwatsuki, K. et al. Flora of Japan. 1993- (F Japan)
Tai Hyun Chung Illustrated encyclopedia of fauna & flora of Korea, vol. 5, Tracheophyta. (Ency Korea)
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea, ed. 2. (F Eur ed2)

Check other web resources for Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière :

Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21495. Accessed 14 mayo 2024.