台灣鐵杉

 科名:松科

學名:Tsuga chinensis
Family name: Pinaceae
Scientific name: Tsuga chinensis
 
 
  台灣鐵杉的樹高可達30公尺以上,成林矗立,有如巨人般,守護著北大武山的過去與未來,主要分佈於海拔2,000-3,000公尺的山區,冠層常枝椏怒張,形成優美的傘形樹冠,壯碩的樹形,柔美的針葉,與其他針葉樹頗不一樣。北大武山的台灣鐵杉純林是台灣最大的鐵杉原始純林。北大武山是台灣鐵杉分布的最南界,在植物地理學上有極特殊的意義。
 
 
  Taiwan hemlock, mainly distributed in mountains between 2,000 and 3,000 meters, can grow up to 30 meters high. Its umbrella-like canopy and elegant needle leaves stand apart from other conifers. Mountain Beidawu has the largest area of Taiwan hemlock pure forest in Taiwan, and marks the southernmost distribution of the plant.