Yunnan: Xianggelila (Zhongdian) Xian.
Haba Xue Shan (Haba Snow Mountain). N facing slope near YĆ¼gutu.
Abies- Picea-Larix forest with several species of mixed evergreen Rhododendron, including R. arboreum (mostly stump sprouts - original trees cut for firewood) and R. wardii.
27°22'40"N,
100°4'36"E;
3780-3930 m.
In Rhododendron thicket.Shrub ca. 1.5 m tall; young leaves abaxially white, or older ones brown; pedicels tinged purple on one side; fruit immature, green, glaucous.
David E. Boufford, Jiahui CHEN, Susan L. Kelley, Richard H. Ree, Hang SUN, Bo XU, Ji-Pei YUE, Liangliang YUE, Dacai. ZHANG & Weidong ZHU