Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron basilicum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Rhododendron basilicum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.Det.E00314016Chamberlain, D.F.Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Collector/Expedition: Farrer, Reginald John
Collection number: 873
Collection date: 6th May 1919
Country/Territory: Myanmar:Kachin
Collecting locality: Upper Burma:Hpimaw Pass [Bimaw/Phi maw -border town with China]
Locality as recorded by collector: [Area ceded to China]
Description: Medium sized tree. Flowers varying to creamy white from a lovely rich flesh-rose. Sometimes seems to pass towards F863 (by hybridisation?) but different-able at once by the much more detensile indumentum which usually leaves the reverse wholly white by the definate alae on the leaf-petioles
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00314016
Herbarium region: 5C (Myanmar (Burma))
Number of sheets: 1
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