Sichuan: Rangtang (Zamtang) Xian.
NE of Wengda (Sêrba). Wengda National Forest Resources Reserve Region along the Se Qu (Se River).
Disturbed Picea-Abies forest with shrubs and open areas.
31°58'56"N,
100°57'52"E;
3090 m.
Roadside.Tree ca. 7 m tall; bark creamy white, exfoliating to yellowish white; aments green = Betula platyphylla Sukaczev, in Flora of China 4: 310. 2001.
D. E. Boufford, J. H. Chen, K. Fujikawa, S. L. Kelley, R. H. Ree, H. Sun, J. P. Yue, D. C. Zhang & Y. H. Zhang