Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron rubropilosum Hayata
Collector/Expedition: Howick, Charles; McNamara, William A. & Crombie, David,
Collection number: 2525
Collection date: 22nd October 2004
Country/Territory: Taiwan
Collecting locality: Taiwan:Near km post 25 on Rt 14a below the west side of Kuanyang Pass on Hehuan Shan, Taichung Co.
Latitude: 24°7'15''N, Longitude: 121°14'31''E
Habitat: frequent on dry light gravelly soil over sedimentary rock on a very steep north-west facing mountainside in open coniferous woodland with Tsuga chinensis var formosana, Sorbus randaiensis, Schefflera sp., Cyclobalanopsis sp., Photinia niitakayamensis, and Rhododendron ellipticum
Description: An evergreen shrub to 2m x 1m, noticeably less pubescent thAn species seen in sun in alpine areas,
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00808278
Herbarium region: 4 (Inner China, Korea and Taiwan)
Number of sheets: 1
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