23 September 2017.
Sichuan Sheng, China
Locality: Pigwu County, village of Si Er, locality: Du Ping Ba
Coordinates: 32.2919, 104.1471
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Elevation: 1999m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Valley at edge of road that was subsiding and falling into the river below, among bamboo thicket. Lots of organic matter over friable soil.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Slope: 50 Degrees
Comment: Large, multi-stemmed, vase-shaped tree; height 18 m, DBH 30 cm (estimated). Bark greenish gray, not shaggy or peeling. Leaves ovate to lanceolate, 7 cm length, 3 cm width; tip accuminate, margin serrate; 11-12 vein pairs; green, turning yellow; petioles 2 cm long. Fruiting catkins large, cylindric/oblong, 33 mm long by 12 mm wide; bract trident shaped, 13 mm long and 5 mm wide; nutlet 3 to 4 mm
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