21 June 1992.
Guizhou Sheng, China
Locality: drive 28 km southeast from Anlong to Shi Pan village Hiked up Xian He Ping Mountain
Coordinates: 24.9833, 105.6167
(Map it)
Elevation: 1660m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined via Map location
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: high on Xian He Ping Mountain karst terrain. very rough, rocky limestone outcroppings scattered peaks with small valleys among them abundant rainfall and favorable climate
Comment: Exploration for Rubus Germplasm in Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China. A China-USA Collaborative Project with the Nanjing Botanical Garden, Guizhou Botanical Garden and the USDA-ARS-National Clonal Germplasm Repository-Corvallis. Identity not certain. Two types of fruit were collected from this plant - small mature black fruit with normal seeds and larger, immature red fruit with greatly enlarged seeds which later proved to be devoid of embryos.
Collector(s): - Deshen, Gong, Guizhou Botanical Garden
- Shengde, Shi, Guizhou Botanical Garden
- Thompson, Maxine, National Clonal Germplasm Repository
- Wang, Cheng Xiang, Guizhou Botanical Garden
- Wei, De Sheng, Guizhou Botanical Garden
- Young, Judith