Yunnan: Zhongdian (Xianggelila) Xian.
Road from Zhongdian (Xianggelila = Chinese pinyin for Shangri-la) to Haba Cun (at base of Haba Xue Shan - Haba Snow Mountain) between km marker 57 and 58.
Mixed coniferous forest on gentle slope with intermixed deciduous trees of Acer, Betula and Salix.
27°40'56"N,
100°1'27"E;
3450-3460 m.
Tree ca. 10 m tall; petiole red; leaves abaxially light green, adaxially dark green; infructescences either erect or pendulous.
David E. Boufford, Jiahui CHEN, Susan L. Kelley, Richard H. Ree, Hang SUN, Bo XU, Ji-Pei YUE, Liangliang YUE, Dacai. ZHANG & Weidong ZHU