15 September 2018.
Hubei Sheng, China
Locality: Wufeng County; Wufeng; Dulingshan.
Coordinates: 30.1405, 110.5807
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Elevation: 1950m.
Environment description: Very steep talus slope below roadside. Growing in humus over talus.
Associated species: Euonymus sp.:Pinus tabuliformis:Populus lasiocarpa:Rhododendron auriculatum:Weigela sp.
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Soil Texture:
Comment: Small, shrub-like, multi-stemmed, vase-shaped tree. Height 10 m, spread 8 m, DBH 10 cm. Bark smooth, dark gray, with warts. Leaves elliptical, ca 7.5 cm long and 5 cm wide, widest at mid-blade, margin coarsely toothed, undulate. Fruit capsule two-seeded, to 2.5 cm long and 0.75 cm wide, covered in soft spines.
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