Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron maddenii Hook.f.
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Rhododendron maddenii Hook.f.Det.E01511014 March 2024Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Collector/Expedition: Hanoi, Logan, Kew, Glasgow, & Cambridge Exped to Vietnam (2016),
Collection number: 133
Collection date: 21st October 2016
Country/Territory: Vietnam:Lào Cai
Collecting locality: Enroute from 2764 m enroute to Cat Cat Village to base camp number 2.
Latitude: 22°18'43''N, Longitude: 103°46'3''E
Habitat: Dense mixed woodland with large areas of impermeable Sinoarundinaria. Steeply sloped, very damp. Lower parts eventually giveway to Rhododendron sinofalconeri forest.: Mixed woodland, large swathes of bamboo, valleys of Rhododendron species eventually dominated by mature Rhododendron forest.
Description: Tree. Leaves whorls, elliptical, apex cuspidate, surfuces glaucous, midrib prominent on abaxial surface. Fruits capsular, cylindrical, residual stigma. Height greater than 4 m.
Kind of specimen: DATA ISSUE
Barcode: E01511014
Herbarium region: 6B (Indo-China)
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