Helwingia chinensis Batalin

Helwingiaceae

Collection NumberBoufford, D 43660
CollectorsD. E. Boufford, S. Christoph, C. Davidson, Y. D. Gao & Q. Y. Xiang
Identified ByD. Boufford (GH), 2014
SourceC. Davidson
Date10 May 2014
CountryChina
province/SARSichuan
prefecture-levelNgawa
county-levelLi
LocationLi Xian. Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture; off side road between Miyaluo and Li Xian from national road G317, near village of Xiayingshan on road to Liantaigou. Remnant forest trees, including Tetracentron, Populus, Tsuga, Acer, Salix and Betula along stream and roadside. 2465 m elev.
Lat/LongN 31 23 31 E 102 55 31
NoteEdge of forest. Shrub ca. 2 m tall; leaves adaxially somewhat glossy; flowers purple.

Local Habitat

0km distance

LocationChina, Sichuan: Li Xian., Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture; off side road between Miyaluo and Li Xian from national road G317, near village of Xiayingshan on road to Liantaigou., N 31 23 31 E 102 55 31
Date10 May 2014
EcologyRemnant forest trees, including Tetracentron, Populus, Tsuga, Acer, Salix and Betula along stream and roadside.

9.2km distance

LocationChina, Sichuan: Li Xian., Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture; between Xiayingshan village and Xiangzhai on road to Liangtaigou E of Huatizi., N 31 20 42 E 102 50 44
Date10 May 2014
EcologyMixed forest of Tsuga, Betula, Acer, Viburnum, Rhododendron on rocky slopes and along stream in dark, rich, moist soil.