03 November 2015.
Lào Cai, Vietnam
Locality: On the edge of a road going up the south side of Hoang Lien Son park
Coordinates: 22.2842, 105.8855
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Elevation: 1601m.
Comment: Climbing shrub about 1 m tall; 1 cm diameter thick upright branching stems, Rugose leaves upper surface, raised reticulate veination underneath; yellow tomentose underneath, stipules on linear, capillary, caducous. Scattered prickles on stems and petiole. leaves somewhat orbicular with palmately lobed (5-lobes rounded); 5 pairs of veins, petioles 3 - 7 cm.
Collector(s): - Hoai, Tran Thi Thu, Plant Resources Center
- Hummer, Kim, USDA, ARS
- Nguyen, Kien Van, Plant Resources Center
- Oliphant, James, USDA, ARS