Swertia punicea Hemsl.

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  China

• State/Province

  Hubei

• Locality

  Shennongjia Forest District: side canyon on the E side of the Songlo River and directly E of the Songlo Commune headquarters.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1000 - 1200 m. (3281 - 3937 ft.)

• Coordinates

  31.5, 110.5

• Location Notes

  [Northern Asia]

• Distribution

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1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition
to Western Hubei Province
People’s Republic of China
Swertia punicea Herasley
Shennongjia Forest District (31°30/N; 110°30/E):
side canyon on the E side of the Songlo
River and directly E of the Songlo
Oarmune headquarters. Elevation
ca. 1000-1200 m. Margins of shrub
thickets in heavily grazed area. Plants
to ca. 1 m tall, freely branched.
Petals dark purple.
1980 Sino-Amer. Exped. No. 1595 20 September 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 Sinion &
support from the National Geographic Society.
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