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ClassificationEricaceae: Rhododendron
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00121025
CollectorF. Ludlow, G. Sherriff & G. Taylor
Collector number4757
CountryChina
StateXizang (Tibet)
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Xizang (Tibet)
LocalityLusha Chu. 29°20'N, 94°35'E. 12500 ft
Georeference29.3333333, 94.5833333 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1938-06-10
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/29f665df-ab05-4869-9f8a-5f7a93a256da
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00121025
HerbariumA
FamilyEricaceae
Determination Rhododendron tsariense Cowan
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
SubcollectionWood collection
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSelf
Preparation MethodWood
RemarksForming straggly bushes up to 4' on broader rock ledges. Young leaves with fugacious cinnamon tomentum at base of midrib also on petioles and young wood. Pedicels with tomentum of white appressed hairs and on minute calyx lobes. Corolla reddish in bud, white with flush of pink at maturity and slightly spotted red posteriorly. Filaments white; anthers brown. Ovary white, tomentose; style white; stigma white