Athyrium omeiense Ching

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  China

• State/Province

  Hubei

• Locality

  Shennongjia Forest District. Bamboo forest remnant at Chuifeng Pass.

• Elevation

  Alt. 3000 m. (9843 ft.)

• Coordinates

  31.5, 110.5

• Location Notes

  [Northern Asia]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition
to Western Hubei Province
People’s Republic of China
Athyrium amplissimum Ching, Boufford &
Shennongjia Forest District (31°30'N; 110°30'E):
growing in mixed deciduous, coniferous,
bamboo forest remnant at Chuifeng Pass;
elevation ca. 3000 m. Fronds tufted
from an erect rhizome.
1980 Sino-Amer. Exped. No49 26 August 1980
Participants: B. Bartholomew (uc); D. E. Boufford (om); 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 the auspices of Academia Sinica & the
Botanical Society of America with funding by Academia Sinica &
support from the National Geographic Society.
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