27 September 2017.
Sichuan Sheng, China
Locality: Songpan County; Huanglong Xiang; Dan Yun Xia.
Coordinates: 32.7269, 104.0492
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Elevation: 1922m.
Environment description: Recently reclaimed scrubby woods near trailhead, grazed by horses and donkeys. Soil gravelly, with organic matter; likely had been field soil, somewhat mucky.
Associated species: Stachyurus chinensis:Acer davidii:Buxus sinica:Viburnum betulifolium:Machilus leptophylla:Dipelta yunnanensis:Acer oliverianum:Lonicera ligustrina:Lindera triloba:Litsea sp.:Daphne sp.:Eleutherococcus sp.
Slope: 0 Degrees
Comment: Two-stemmed tree rising from same spot; looks to have been cut previously. Height 8 m, DBH 12 cm. Bark smooth, gray, with white patches. Leaves: five needles per fascicle, each 10 cm long. Cones ovoid, 9 cm x 4 cm and green; still closed (mostly), though a few scales had opened.
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