Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron subansiriense D.F.Chamb. & Pet.A.Cox
Holotype of Rhododendron subansiriense D.F.Chamb. & Pet.A.Cox
Collector/Expedition: Cox, Peter A. & Hutchison, Peter C.
Collection number: 418B
Collection date: 18th April 1965
Country/Territory: India:Arunachal Pradesh
Collecting locality: India:Arunachal Pradesh:Below and toe of ridge of Ziro, S.E. of Api Tani Valley
Habitat: Mossy temperate rain forest, amongst R. grande, R. arizelum etc
Description: Shrub or tree to 45 feet; trunk up to 2 feet in diameter, smooth or peeling, only tree devoid of moss; flowers red more or less spotted (nearly all shed); growth buds well advanced; does not flower until it reaches about 15 feet; leaves not glaucous underneath, always under 5 inches long, glabrous; fairly abundant; trunk grey turning to red on mature plants
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00001269
Herbarium region: 5A (India, Bangladesh & Pakistan)
Number of sheets: 1
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