Euptelea pleiosperma Hook.fil. & Thomson belongs to the Eupteleaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Euptelea pleiosperma, Boufford, D 43587--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (151).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Eupteleaceae
Genus
Euptelea
Specific Epithet
pleiosperma
Authorship
Hook.fil. & Thomson
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
5/5/2014
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Mao)
31.716667, 103.921944
Location Remarks
Mao Xian. NE of the city of Maoxian and E of Tudiling Tunnel on provincial road S302, between Maoxiangping and Zhongxin Cun. Pinus armandii plantation, cleared area for fruit tree cultivation and remnant deciduous forest and intermixed thickets on slopes. Aruncus abundant in forested areas. 1770 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
On steep, dry slope in clay soil. Shrub ca. 1.5 m tall; flowers green, purplish at apex.
5/12/2014
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
Edge of river in thickets. Tree ca. 5 m tall; fruit reddish.
9/18/2003
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)
35.421500, 23.646333
Location Remarks
Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley
Collectors
No collectors specified
