Acanthocalyx alba (Hand.-Mazz.) M.J. Cannon

Caprifoliaceae

Collection NumberD. Boufford 44024
CollectorsDavid E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph, Chris Davidson, Xin-Hui LI & Tao YANG
Identified ByD. Boufford (GH)
SourceC. Davidson
Date14 August 2017
CountryChina
province/SARSichuan
prefecture-levelDaocheng Xian.
LocationRoad (Highway S217) from Litang to Sandui Xiang, north-northeast of Sandui; Haizi Shan. Glacial boulder-strewn area with rivulets, small ponds and wet depressions; vegetation dwarf (ca. 0.5 m tall) Salix and Rhododendron and gravelly openings. Granite bedrock. 4380 m. elev.
Lat/LongN 29 20 52 E 100 06 46
NoteSoil stony-gravelly. Roots deeply buried; calyx green; corolla white.