The ravine monsoon rain forest in Jinggangshan of Jiangxi Province and its super zonal characteristics

Huijuan, 景慧娟 Jing; Qiang, 凡强 Fan; Lei, 王蕾 Wang; Wenbo, 廖文波 Liao; Chunquan, 陈春泉 Chen; Shaolin, 彭少麟 Peng

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Section: Origin and Evolution Of The Subtropical Evergreen Broad-leav...mentioning

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“…An example is the so-called tropical rainforest in Jinggangshan, Jiangxi Province (at 26.57° N) [ 68 ], which is in the zone of a typical subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest [ 69 ]. From an investigation of the forest in Jinggangshan [ 68 ], it has characteristics such as big woody lianas and big trees with buttresses, which are similar to a tropical rain forest. The tree species with high phytosociological importance are Distylium myricoides , Castanopsis lamontii , Exbucklandia tonkinensis , and Alniphyllum fortune , which are mostly endemic to China or East Asia, but they are tropical sister species because their genera are mainly have a tropical Southeast Asian distribution.…”

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The Origin of Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forests in East Asia from the Evidence of Floristic Elements

Zhu,

Tan

2024

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Arguments about the origin and evolution of the evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia exist generally, and are even contradictory in some cases. The origin and evolution of the flora of East Asia, especially in the evolutionary process, the formation time of the Asian monsoon, the implications of phylogenetic and biogeographic studies on some important taxa, and the implications of palaeobotanical evidence are debatable. Most research from different disciplines suggests that the monsoon in the Miocene was key to the diversification of East Asian flora and its evergreen broad-leaved forests. The common view is that the evergreen broad-leaved forests of East Asia are closely related to the monsoon’s intensity and developments, which were caused by the uplift of Himalaya–Tibet during or after the mid-Miocene. Analysis of the floristic elements show that the present subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia could have an early or ancient tropical origin and a tropical Asian affinity, but that their species are dominated by endemic Chinese or East Asian ones, many of which have tropical Asian affinity or are tropical sister species. The time of Himalayan uplift and the intensity of the monsoon climate are believed to be key to the formation of the evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia. Combined with existing paleobotanical findings, the uplift of the Himalayas and the formation of the monsoon climate, as well as floristic elements of the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests, we believe that they evolved from an Asian tropical rainforest after the mid-Miocene in the southeastern region of East Asia, while the ancient subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests in the southwestern region continuously evolved into the present subtropical ones.

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The Origin of Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forests in East Asia from the Evidence of Floristic Elements

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2024

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“…An example is the so-call tropical rain forest in Jinggangshan of Jiangxi Province (at 26.57°N) [55], where is in the zone of typical subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest [56]. From the investigation on the forest in Jinggangshan [55], it has some characteristics, such as big woody lianas, big tree with buttress, which is similar to a tropical rain forest. The tree species with high phytosociological importance are Distylium myricoides, Castanopsis lamontii, Exbucklandia tonkinensis, Alniphyllum fortune, which are mostly endemic to China or eastern Asia, but they are tropical sister species because their genera are mainly tropical SE Asia distribution.…”

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On the Origin of Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forest in Eastern Asia from the Evidence of Floristic Elements

Hua,

Yunhong

2024

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The arguments on the origin and evolution of the evergreen broad-leaved forest in eastern Asia, especially in the evolutionary process, exist generally, even contrary in some cases. The origin and evolution of the flora of eastern Asia, the formation time of Asian monsoon, and the implications from phylogenetic and molecular biogeographic studies in some important taxa, as well as in palaeobotanical evidences, are debatable. Most researches from different disciplines suggested that the monsoon in Miocene is a key to diversification of eastern Asian flora and its evergreen broad-leaved forest. The common view is that the evergreen broad-leaved forest of East Asia is closely related to the monsoon intensity and developments, which are caused by the uplift of Himalaya-Tibet, during or after the mid-Miocene. The analysis on the floristic elements show that the present subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in eastern Asia could have an early or ancient tropical origin and a tropical Asian affinity, but their species are dominated by the Chinese endemic or eastern Asian distribution, many of which are the tropical sister ones. The time of Himalayan uplift and intensity of monsoon climate is believed the key for the formation of the evergreen broad-leaved forest in eastern Asia. Combined existing palaeobotanical findings, the uplift of Himalayas and the formation of monsoon climate, as well as floristic elements of the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, we believe that it was evolved from a Asian tropical rain forest after mid-Miocene in southeastern region of eastern Asia, while the ancient subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests in southwestern region continuously evolved into the present subtropical ones.

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The ravine monsoon rain forest in Jinggangshan of Jiangxi Province and its super zonal characteristics

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The Origin of Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forests in East Asia from the Evidence of Floristic Elements

The Origin of Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forests in East Asia from the Evidence of Floristic Elements

On the Origin of Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forest in Eastern Asia from the Evidence of Floristic Elements

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