5月26日，记者从西藏自治区林草局获悉：由北京大学牵头的联合调查队在位于雅鲁藏布国家级自然保护区的林芝市波密县通麦镇境内，发现了一棵高达102.3米的西藏柏木，此次发现刷新了按树种排名的世界最高树列表，成为仅次于美国海岸红杉的世界第二高树种，同时也刷新了亚洲纪录，成为目前已知的亚洲第一高树。
The record of the tallest tree in Asia has been refreshed this week, as a team of Chinese researchers announced that they discovered a giant cypress measuring 102.3 meters in Tibet autonomous region.
The record-breaking high tree, called Cupressus torulosa, was found at the national nature reserve of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Bome county, Nyingchi city, during a scientific investigation led by Peking University in May.
2023年5月，在国家林草局自然保护地管理司、西藏自治区林草局以及林芝市林草局的指导和支持下，由北京大学郭庆华与吕植课题组、西子江生态保育中心、北京数字绿土科技股份有限公司以及山水自然保护中心组成的生物多样性联合调查队，通过采用无人机激光雷达对西藏柏木的聚生区域进行精确测绘，确认了该区域内存在“高树”的可能性。
通过此次调查，除西藏柏木最高树外，还发现了大量85米以上的树木，其中包含了90米以上高树25棵，大幅提升了中国乃至亚洲的树高纪录，是目前我国乃至亚洲经过精准测量发现的巨树高度和分布密度最高的区域。
Besides, they detected a large number of trees over 85 meters high, including 25 measuring over 90 meters. The findings have also contributed to the region having the highest density of giant trees in China and Asia after precision measurement, said Ren Yu, a team member from Peking University.
图为西藏柏木巨树聚生区域。
图为测量人员站在西藏柏木最高树下合照。
来源：人民日报 新华社
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