Tsuga chinensis var. chinensis belongs to the Pinaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Tsuga
Specific Epithet
chinensis
Infraspecific Epithet
chinensis
Authorship
(Franch.) Pritz.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Li)
31.345000, 102.845556
Location Remarks
Li Xian. Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture; between Xiayingshan village and Xiangzhai on road to Liantaigou E of Huatizi. Mixed forest of Tsuga, Betula, Acer, Viburnum, Rhododendron on rocky slopes and along stream in dark, rich, moist soil. 2985 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
Edge of stream in open. Tree ca. 20 m tall; young leaves light green, older leaves green; seed cones purplish.