Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron principis Bureau & Franch.
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Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Rhododendron principis Bureau & Franch.Det.E00001246Chamberlain, D.F. 1979Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Isotype of Rhododendron vellereum Hutch. ex Tagg
Collector/Expedition: Kingdon-Ward, F.
Collection number: 5640
Collection date: 1924
Country/Territory: China:Xizang
Collecting locality: China:Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region:Above Nang Dzang Tsangpo Valley
Locality as recorded by collector: Tibet
Habitat: Grows socially on sheltered slopes with birch, larch, etc, or as a bush covers whole hillsides
Description: A stocky little tree with a round bushy top reaching a height of 15-20 feet, or a stout bush branched from the ground up or a shrub; flower buds deep rose, flowers paler rose with a few carmine spots on the upper lobe of the corolla, or almost white.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00001246
Herbarium region: 3A (Outer China incl. Tibet)
Number of sheets: 1
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