Thuja sutchuenensis Franch.
Sichuan thuja
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1900
Rediscovered in October 1999
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
southern slope of the Daba Mountains, Chengkou County, Chongqing Municipality, China
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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