Acer franchetii Pax
Aceraceae
| Collection Number | Boufford, D 43670 |
| Collectors | D. E. Boufford, S. Christoph, C. Davidson & Y. D. Gao |
| Identified By | |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 12 May 2014 |
| Country | China |
| province/SAR | Sichuan |
| prefecture-level | Ya'an |
| county-level | Baoxing |
| Location | Baoxing Xian. Mountain slope along side road E off state road G210 (between Huangdianzi and Yangliuping) at Guoba Yan, Hanbaiyu Shan. Remnant mixed deciduous forest on steep mountain slope, badly disturbed by quarrying operations, tree cutting and grazing. Dominant trees: Juglans, Acer (3 species), Cercidiphyllum, Tetracentron, Betula, Salix and Prunus with Viburnum, Ribes understory and occasional Pinus armandii. 2390 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | N 30 39 56 E 102 51 21 |
| Note | Level shoulder of slope. Tree, ca. 6 m tall; past flowering; fruit immature, green. [Synonym: Acer sterculiaceum Wallich subsp. franchetii (Pax) A. E. Murray]. |
Local Habitat
4.6km distance
| Location | China, Sichuan: Baoxing Xian., N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (provincial road S210) between Guobayan and Yangliuping along the Dong He (East River)., N 30 38 25 E 102 49 06 |
| Date | 14 May 2014 |
| Ecology | Slope on margin of river with mixed broadleaved deciduous forest of Cercidiphyllum, Kalopanax, Juglans, Populus, Salix, Euptelia and Pterocarya. |
