''Cunninghamia konishii'', also known as Taiwanese China fir, is an

endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ...

species of tree in the cypress family,

Cupressaceae Cupressaceae or the cypress family is a family of conifers. The family includes 27–30 genera (17 monotypic), which include the junipers and redwoods, with about 130–140 species in total. They are monoecious, subdioecious or (rarely) dioecio ...

. It is native to southeast China (

Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...

), Taiwan, Laos and Vietnam.

Taxonomy

Although ''C. konishii'' is treated as a distinct species by many sources, it has also been suggested that it is conspecific with '' C. lanceolata''.

References

Cupressaceae Flora of Laos Flora of Fujian Flora of Taiwan Flora of Vietnam Taxa named by Bunzō Hayata {{Conifer-stub