Celastrus rosthornianus Loes. belongs to the Celastraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Celastrus, Boufford, D 43721--China. Sichuan. GuoBaiAn to YangLiuPing. 14 May 2014. DSC06781 (26).JPG
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Celastrus
Specific Epithet
rosthornianus
Authorship
Loes.
5/13/2014
Location
China, Sichuan, Ya'an (Baoxing)
30.808889, 102.724444
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.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao
Notes
Thicket on slope. Vine, twining; petals creamy yellow.
