Halenia elliptica D.Don

Plants of China
Gentianaceae
Halenia elliptica D. Don var. elliptica
Xizang (Tibet) Province, Changdu (Chamdo) Xian: Road (highway
317) from Changdu (Chamdo) to Jiangda (Gyamda), along Zha Qu
(Zha River), a tributary of the Lancang Jiang (Mekong River), W
of the town of Toba. 31°24'21"N, 97°28'19"E; 3700-3900 m. Picea
forests on slopes with Spiraea, Cotoneaster, Potentilla glabra and
Ribes; wet meadow-like areas, periodically flooded depressions
and Hippophae communities along river. Grassy and stony areas
near river. Corolla pale purple.
D. E. Boufford, B. Bartholomew, D. A. Eaton, X. H. Li, R. H. Ree,
B. Xu, J. P. Yue, J. W. Zhang & X. X. Zhu
41301	29 July 2009
Harvard University Herbaria
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