Lueyang County , or Lüeyang County ( simplified Chinese : 略阳县 ; traditional Chinese : 略陽縣 ; pinyin : Lüèyáng Xiàn ), is a county of Hanzhong , in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north and west and located on the upper reaches of the Jialing River . It was first founded in 111 BC. As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake , 95% of buildings in the county seat were damaged. In August 2020, the county seat was flooded by the Jialing River.
6-475: Formerly home to heavy industry, nowadays the local economy lags behind the rest of Shaanxi province. In 2014, 41% of the population lived in absolute poverty. Lueyang is an important agricultural base for Eucommia tree, walnuts, black mushroom and Shiitake . As 2019, Lueyang County is divided to 2 subdistricts and 15 towns. 32°19′N 106°9′E / 32.317°N 106.150°E / 32.317; 106.150 This Shaanxi location article
12-505: A serrated margin. If a leaf is torn across, strands of latex exude from the leaf veins and solidify into rubber and hold the two parts of the leaf together. It flowers from March to May with the flowers being inconspicuous, small, and greenish. The fruits ripen between June and November and are a winged samara with one seed , very similar to an elm samara in appearance. The modern fruits are 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) long and 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) broad, while fruits of
18-651: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eucommia Eucommia is a genus of small trees now native to China , with a fossil record that shows a much wider distribution. The single living species, Eucommia ulmoides , is near threatened in the wild, but is widely cultivated in China for its bark , and is highly valued in herbology such as traditional Chinese medicine . Modern Eucommia trees grow to about 15 m tall. The leaves are deciduous , arranged alternately, simple ovate with an acuminate tip, 8–16 cm (3.1–6.3 in) long, and with
24-460: The extinct species range up to 21 millimetres (0.83 in) long. Eucommia is dioecious , with separate male and female plants. Eucommia is the sole member of the family Eucommiaceae, and was formerly considered to be a separate order, the Eucommiales. The modern species is sometimes known as the "hard rubber tree", "Gutta-percha tree" or "Chinese rubber tree", but is not related to either
30-599: The species is extinct in the wild. E. ulmoides is also occasionally planted in botanical gardens and other gardens in Europe , North America , and elsewhere, being of interest as the only cold-tolerant (to at least -30 °C) rubber-producing tree. Fossil species of Eucommia have been found in 10- to 35-million-year-old brown coal deposits in central Europe , in numerous fossil sites in Asia, and five different fossil species have been described from North America , indicating
36-461: The true Gutta-percha tree of southeastern Asia, nor to the South American rubber tree . Eucommia tea has been shown to somewhat lower blood pressure. It has been used and sold for a various other things. Research appears to be somewhat limited. Eucommia ulmoides is native to forest areas on hills and mountains of the provinces in central and eastern China, though it has been suggested that
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