Tallest tree in karst area of China found in Guangxi

A 72.4-meter-tall Parashorea chinensis (Shorea wangtianshuea)　tree was recently discovered at a karst peak cluster depression of Nonggang National Nature Reserve, Ningming County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, becoming the tallest tree found in the country's karst area. 　

The diameter of the 150-year-old tree is 132.4 centimeters, with a crown width of 31 meters by 25 meters, and a trunk volume of 23.3 cubic meters.