China
Locality: Gansu: Kang Le Shen: Lian Lu, Lianhua Shan National Nature Reserve; along roadside edge (at buttress of suspension bridge)
Coordinates: 34.9787, 103.7267
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Elevation: 2081m.
Environment description: very disturbed site along roadside edge (at buttress of suspension bridge), 45 degrees, SSE, extremely rocky
Comment: Tree; height 4.5 meters, D.B.H. of largest trunk 13 centimeters; several trunks, but very upright. Bark: copper; exfoliating, beautiful! Leaves opposite, entire; 3 centimeters wide by 7.5 centimeters long. Fruit olive green, in panicle.
Collector(s): - Aiello, Anthony, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
- Bachtell, Kris, The Morton Arboretum
- Scanlan, Martin, U.S. National Arboretum
- Sun, Xue-gang, Gansu Agricultural University
- Wang, Kang, Beijing Botanical Garden