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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationEricaceae: Rhododendron
Barcode(s)00121445
CollectorF. Ludlow, G. Sherriff & G. Taylor
Collector number3995
CountryChina
StateXizang (Tibet)
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Xizang (Tibet)
LocalityChubumbu La. (S. side), Langong. 28°47'N, 93°44'E. 13500-14000 ft
Georeference28.7833333, 93.7333333 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1938-06-07
RemarksProstrate shrub, lying over rock faces on open hillside. Corolla fleshy, scarlet wirh dark nectar pouches. Filaments scarlet, anthers black. Style scarlet, ovary brown-scarlet. Calyx. fleshy, green, lobes scarlet. Pedicels green, leaves matt dark green above, pale green below, viens prominent. Only 1- or 2- flowered. Common, but only on the S side of the Pass, its places being taken by No. 3942 on the N side. Annotated as "R. forrestii Balf. f. ex Diels subsp. papillatum Chamb. X ?"
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/fc05483e-00ed-47da-bd40-bb6be5ce1b9b
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00121445
HerbariumA
FamilyEricaceae
Determination Rhododendron Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [filed under] [label name] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

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