A 45-meter-tall endangered Annamocarya sinensis was found in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous¹ Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to the local Forest Public Security Bureau.

 

一棵45米高的濒危喙核桃在云南省文山壮族苗族自治州被发现。
 

 

A research team found the plant, with a diameter of 7.7-meters, in Pianyan Village of Malipo County. The tree may be one of the largest of its kind in China and the world, according to the team. 

 

Further analysis will be made with an aim to better protect the plant. The research team also found more than 200 Annamocarya sinensis of uneven² sizes in Malipo county.

 

As a plant under state protection (category II), Annamocarya sinensis is also on the list of "Critically Endangered Species" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

 

The plant has been included into a recovery plan for species in China that have a tiny population due to its extremely low reproduction rate and diminishing living environment. 

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