Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis (Burkill) Ashburner & McAll.

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  China

• State/Province

  Hubei

• Locality

  Shennongjia Forest District: Chuifeng Pass

• Elevation

  Alt. 2500 m. (8202 ft.)

• Coordinates

  31.5, 110.5

• Location Notes

  [Northern Asia]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Betula albosinensis Burk.
A flavonoids study of Betula in eastern Asia
Chin-Sung' Chang May 2000
Seoul National University Herbarium (SNUA)
1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition
to Western Hubei Province
People’s Republic of China
Betula albo-sinensis Burkill
Shennongjia Forest District (31°3(KN; 110°30/E):
on steep, rocky, north-facing slope
belcw road to Chuifeng Pass.
Elevation ca. 2500 m. Large tree to
ca. 12 m with several trunks from
near base, the dark grayish bark
flaking.
1980 Sino-Amer. Exped. No. 31 26 August 1980
Participants: B. Bartholomew (uc); D. E. Boufford (ou); A. L.
Chang (kun); Z. Cheng (wuhan inst. bot.); T. R. Dudley
(na); S. A. He (nas); Y. X. Jin (wuhan inst. bot.); O. Y. Li
(wh); J. L. Luteyn (ny); S. A. Spongberg (a); Y. C. Tang
(pe); J. X. Wan (wuhan inst. bot.); and T. S. Ying (pe).
Expedition conducted under die auspices of Academia Sinica Sc the
Botanical Society of America with funding by Academia Sinica &
support from the National Geographic Society.
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