Tsuga chinensis chinensis (Franch.) Pritz. belongs to the Pinaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Tsuga
Specific Epithet
chinensis
Infraspecific Epithet
chinensis
Authorship
(Franch.) Pritz.
5/9/2014
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.