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Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron heatherae Rushforth
Holotype of Rhododendron heatherae Rushforth
Collector/Expedition: Rushforth, Keith D.
Collection number: 6158
Collection date: 6th October 1999
Country/Territory: China:Xizang
Collecting locality: China:Xizang:Showa La, descent from the Lopa hut at Station 45, along the edge of the ridge via Stations 46 & 47, and then down the ridge towards Lopa to Station 48, Station 49, 50 & 51
Latitude: 29°50'36''N, Longitude: 95°19'35''E
Habitat: Dominant over most of the ridge
Description: Tree, 5(-8)m; trunk to 30 diam., bark flaky as in _R. falconeri_; leaves cuneate, obovate, to 30 x 10cm, but mainly less than 20x5-7cm, rounded-mucronate to faintly emarginate at apex, base of leaf decurrent along the short, winged petiole, underside densely rufous-hairy as in _R. arizelum_; ovary rufous-hairy, 1-2.5cm
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00128961
Herbarium region: 3A (Outer China incl. Tibet)
Number of sheets: 1
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