Shaanxi Sheng, China
Locality: Shanxi: Qin Yuan: Ling Kong Shan Zhen,
Coordinates: 36.5945, 112.0842
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Elevation: 5098m.
Environment description: oak pine mixed deciduous forest, mesic woods; growing along trail at top of steep gorge in association with Pinus tabuliformis, Sorbus discolor, Quercus liaotungensis, Carpinus, Euoynmus, Acer davidii, Acer truncatum, Cornus bretschneideri, Syringa, Acer ginnala, various, 15-60, various, thin rocky,
Comment: Multi stemmed shrub, 2m in height. Bark-smooth brown. Leaves-cordate,coarsely serrate, opposite, 5cm wide x 6cm long. Fruit-beautiful cymes of red berries; individual berries approximately 0.75cm in diameter;, Collected from several plants. Seed collected with three herbarium samples. Photographed. (WILD). Pinus tabuliformis national nature preserve.
Collector(s): - Aiello, Anthony, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
- Bachtell, Kris, The Morton Arboretum
- Bordelon, Carole, U. S. National Arboretum
- Bristol, Peter W., Chicago Botanic Garden
- Tang, Yudan, Institute of Botany