Castanea mollissima Blume

  • Filed As

    Fagaceae
    Castanea mollissima Blume

  • Collector(s)

    1980 Sino-Amer. Exped. 463, 31 Aug 1980

  • Location

    China. Hubei. Shennongjia Forest District: Laojunshan Yaowan canyon on the W side of the Jiuchong River ca. 1 km S of Mucheng.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4359853

    Occurrence ID: a9c3a47b-454c-41eb-8b95-a3b7aca5f8c7

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    China

  • State/Province

    Hubei

  • Locality

    Shennongjia Forest District: Laojunshan Yaowan canyon on the W side of the Jiuchong River ca. 1 km S of Mucheng.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 - 1250 m. (3281 - 4101 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
Castanea mollissima Blume
Shennongjia Forest District (31°3(KN; 110°30/E):
Laojunshan Yacwan canyon on the W side
of the Jiuchong River ca. 1 km S of
Mucheng. Elevation 1000-1250 meters.
NE exposure; steep, disturbed slope.
Small tree, probably cultivated.
1980 Sino-Amer. Exped. No. 463 31 August 1980
Participants: B. Bartholomew (uc); D. E. Boufford (cm); 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.
04359853