秦岭红杉 Larix chinensis

  • Scientific Name: Larix potaninii var. chinensis L.K.Fu & Nan Li
  • Ref: Novon 7:262. 1997
  • Synonym: Larix chinensis Beissn.
  • English Common Name: Chinese larch
  • Chinese Common Name: 秦岭红杉 Qínlǐng hóngshān, 太白红杉 Tàibái hóngshān, 太白落叶松 Tàibái luòyè∙sōng
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Genus: Larix
  • Distribution: Mountains; 2600-3500 m. S Shaanxi
  • Photo: 07/21/2011, Mt. Taibai, Qinling
First-year long branchlets grayish yellow, light yellow, or brownish yellow. Short branchlets 3-4 mm in diam., densely yellow pubescent. Seed cones 2.5-5 × 1.5-2.8 cm. Seed scales 40-55, ± strigose abaxially. (Flora of China)

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