03 October 2005.
China
Locality: Gansu Province, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Hezheng County, Song Ming Yan National Forest Park.
Coordinates: 35.1855, 103.4107
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Elevation: 2865m.
Environment description: Mesic deciduous forest, small tree meadow. Rocky face with very little soil. Growing in association with Sorbus koehneana, Betula costata, Salix spp., and Berberis spp.
Aspect: South;
Slope: 75
Comment: Open shrub, height 1.5 meters; Bark - red-brown on first year, brown on older wood; Leaves - elliptic, entire margins - 0.5 centimeters wide by 1.5 centimeters long; Fruit - panicle. Collected from several plants.
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