Determined by: Int. Dendrol. Soc. Year Book 2009: 88(-89). 2010
Yunnan: Dali Xian.
Diancang Shan mountain range. Vicinity of Huadianba herbal medicine farm.
Disturbed forests and thickets along N facing ravines.
25°53'0"N,
100°1'0"E;
2900-3300 m.
Tree ca. 8-10 m tall, leaves white beneath, fruit starting to turn red. Initially identified as Sorbus coronata (Cardot) T. T. Yu & H. T. Tsai; Sorbus pallescens Rehder, Meng Li, 23 June 2017.
1984 Sino-Amer. Bot. Exped. (B. Bartholomew, D. E. Boufford, H. W. Li, C. G. Ma, D. H. Nicolson, T. S. Ying & S. W. Yu)