Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron rubiginosum Franch.
Collector/Expedition: Howick, Charles; McNamara, William A. & Crombie, David,
Collection number: 2487
Collection date: 20th October 2004
Country/Territory: Taiwan
Collecting locality: Taiwan:Above Rt 8 on Hehuan Shan in Taroko National Park, Hualien Co.
Latitude: 24°9'59''N, Longitude: 121°17'E
Habitat: frequent in sun on dry gravelly light soil over sedimentary rock on a moderate east facing sub-alpine mountainside in open coniferous woodland with shrubs, with Pinus taiwanensis, Juniperus formosana, Berberis morrisonense, Miscanthus sinensis, and Yushania niitakayamensis,
Description: An evergreen shrub to 1.4m x 1.5m, grey bark, first year shoots brown and pubescent, elliptic leaf to 4 x 1.6cm, green to bronze above with long fawn hairs below, recurved margins, small bronze, very pubescent oval capsule terminal on last year's shoots,
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00808281
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00808281
Herbarium region: 4 (Inner China, Korea and Taiwan)
Number of sheets: 1
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