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| Name | Det. qual. | Type of det. | Det. based on specimen | Det. by and when | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhododendron macabeanum Watt ex Balf.f. | Det. | E00001019 | Chamberlain, D.F. 1979 | Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) |
Holotype of Rhododendron macabeanum Watt ex Balf.f.
Collector/Expedition: Watt, George
Collection number: 6212
Collection date: March 1882
Country/Territory: India:Manipur
Collecting locality: India:Manipur:Japvo, Naga Hills
Description: A large tree covered with leaves only on the extremities of the ultimate branches; Leaves a foot or more long broad obtuse apiculate densely woolly below and white or with age becoming black. Leaf buds oblong with broad oval emarginate scales. Flower buds round as large as the fist with the inner bracts suddenly apiculate or acuminate. Flowers large pale yellow, not spotted. Peduncle half inch long white hairy. Calyx a ring angled but having white hairs. Corolla crumpled with 8 short broad undulate petals the bottom of the tube with deep brown streaks. Stamens 16 opening in the deep brown anthers.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00001019
Herbarium region: 5A (India, Bangladesh & Pakistan)
Number of sheets: 1
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