Flora of the World

Record Number

Boufford, D 43670

Collection Date

5/11/2014

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao

Remarks

Level shoulder of slope. Tree, ca. 6 m tall; past flowering; fruit immature, green. [Synonym: Acer sterculiaceum Wallich subsp. franchetii (Pax) A. E. Murray].

Geographic Information

Country

China

State/Province

Sichuan

Coordinates

30.808889, 102.724444

Location

China, Sichuan

Location Remarks

Baoxing Xian. N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (state road G210); Xinzhazi Gou (known locally as Mahuang Gou) just N of Jiajin Shan National Forest Park. Clearings and small remnant forest of Populus and Salix, but with planted trees of Pinus, Larix and Picea, in flat areas along rocky stream bed. Entire area severely grazed by animals, mostly goats, and extensively rutted by pigs. 2415-2500 m elev.