About Carpinus tropicalis (Donn.Sm.) Lundell
Carpinus tropicalis (Donn.Sm.) Lundell is a small to medium-sized tree that grows up to 30 meters (98 feet) tall, with a trunk reaching up to 100 centimeters (39 inches) in diameter. In Mexico, it occurs in scattered locations across the Sierra Madre Oriental, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, southern Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre del Sur, Chiapas Highlands, and Sierra Madre de Chiapas. It is also found in the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It is a characteristic tree of cloud forest, and can also be found growing in oak, pine–oak, and pine forests, at elevations between 1,000 and 2,700 meters.
