Family: Diapensiaceae
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Diapensia wardii W.E.Evans
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Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Diapensia wardii W.E.EvansDet.E00273794Evans, W.E.Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Holotype of Diapensia wardii W.E.Evans
Collector/Expedition: Kingdon-Ward, F.
Collection number: 6226
Collection date: 16th October 1924
Country/Territory: China:Xizang
Collecting locality: China:Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region:Doshong La
Habitat: On mossy and shrub clad gneiss cliffs which face north. Growing with Cassiope etc.
Description: Prostrate creeping plant forming flat mats. The capsule resembles that of Diapensia himalaica, but is borne erect on a red pedicle 2 - 3 inches hich. Capsule turns from red to black as it ripens.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00273794
Herbarium region: 3A (Outer China incl. Tibet)
Number of sheets: 1
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