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Rhododendron maddenii subsp. crassum (Franch.) Cullen
Type of Rhododendron maddenii var. obtusifolia Hutch.
Syntype of Rhododendron manipurense Balf.f. & Watt
Collector/Expedition: Watt, George
Collection number: 6469
Collection date: 12th April 1882
Country/Territory: India:Manipur
Collecting locality: India:Manipur:Sirohifurar, N.E. higher ranges
Description: Fruit when burst open spreads rotate with the long persistent style arching away for 3 inches. Evidently a late flowering species. Flower buds small, will expand three or four months hence. Leaves largeovate oblong elliptic bright shining green above with rufous spots below quite glabrous. Young twogs stout dark red glabrous, leaf horizontal.
Miscellaneous notes: A common Rhododendron on the smaller peaks. Collected a large supply of seed.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00129546
Herbarium region: 5A (India, Bangladesh & Pakistan)
Number of sheets: 2
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