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ClassificationEricaceae: Rhododendron
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00117595
CollectorF. Ludlow, G. Sherriff & G. Taylor
Collector number3942
CountryChina
StateXizang (Tibet)
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Xizang (Tibet)
LocalityChubumbu La, Langong. 13000 ft. 28°47'N, 93°44'E
Georeference28.7833333, 93.7333333 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1938-06-02
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/3919549d-3ce0-4f79-b5f8-eec20661ccce
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00117595
HerbariumA
FamilyEricaceae
Determination Rhododendron forrestii I. B. Balfour & Diels
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
RemarksProstrate shrub 2-6" high, creeping over rocks and open rocky hillside. Occasionally 1-, often 2-, usually 3- and pretty often 4- flowered. Corolla fleshy, bright crimson, slightly darker at the base. Filaments white, pink at base. Style crimson. Ovary grey. Calyx and pedicels crimson, scales white. Leaves matt dark green above, pale green below, veins showing darker. Very common, covering large areas of open rocky hillside or reddish brown. Corolla bright red or scarlet. Filaments white, anthers dark brown. Ovary purple with minute whitish hairs; style red; stigma brown