20 September 2002.
Shanxi Sheng, China
Locality: Changzhi City, Qinyuan County: Lingkongshanzhen.
Coordinates: 36.5888, 112.1202
(Map it)
Elevation: 1458m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Roadside; low, scrubby growth; mixed deciduous species. Growing in rocky, thin soil. Slope: 0 to 15 degrees. Aspect: East. Elevation: 4784 feet.
Associated species: Quercus wutaishanica (listed as Q. liaotungensis); Rosa sp.; Ostryopsis davidiana; Quercus dentata; Cotoneaster divaricatus; Pinus tabuliformis; Crataegus sp.; Forsytha suspensa.
Comment: Multi-stemmed shrub, 3-4 m in height. Bark: brown with prominent orange lenticels. Leaves: opposite. Fruit collected from several plants. Seed was collected with six herbarium samples.
Collector(s): - Aiello, Anthony, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
- Bachtell, Kris, The Morton Arboretum
- Bordelon, Carole, U. S. National Arboretum
- Bristol, Peter W., Chicago Botanic Garden
- Tang, Yudan, Institute of Botany