Lithocarpus cleistocarpus (Seemen) Rehder & E.H.Wilson

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  China

• State/Province

  Hubei

• Locality

  Shennongjia Forest District: vicinity of Muyuping Forest Brigade on the SE side of the watershed divide between the Chang Jiang (Yangtse) and Han Jiang rivers near 73 km from Xingshan Xian.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1450 - 1600 m. (4757 - 5249 ft.)

• Coordinates

  31.5, 110.5

• Location Notes

  [Northern Asia]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition
to Western Hubei Province
People’s Republic of China
Lithocarpus cleistocarpus (Seemann)
Rehder & Wilson
Shennongjia Forest District (31°30'N; 110°30/E):
vicinity of Muyuping Forest Brigade on
the SE side of the watershed divide
between the Chang Jiang (Yangtse) and
Han Jiang rivers near km 73 from
Xingshan Xian. Elevation 1450-1600 m.
Cut-over Fagus-Quercus-Betula forest
on steep slopes. SE exposure. Tree
ca. 4 m tall. Petioles and midribs
yellowish-orange on upper surface.
1980 Sino-Amer. Exped. No. 728 7 September 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.
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