Thuja sutchuenensis Franch. (1899:262)
Sichuan thuja, Sichuan arborvitæ, Ya Bai Shu (Chinese), 崖柏 (ya bai) (Chinese)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Thuja sutchuensis Franch. (1899:262) [orth. error used by Humphreys et al., 2019]
Conservation Status
Last record: 1900 (Qiaoping et al., 2002a)
Rediscovered in October 1999 (Qiaoping et al., 2002a)
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
southern slope of the Daba Mountains, Chengkou County, Chongqing Municipality, China
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
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