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CNendoicid . HERB. HORT. EDINB. a © uw g g g = copyright reserved ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN | cit E00668798 | Cultivated Rhododendrons, Glendoick Ericaceae Rhododendron oreotrephes W.W.Sm. Garden Collector: Cox, Peter A. Cultivated at Glendoick, Perthshire Collector. Cox, P. 7550 with :Cox, K. Collected: 6 Jun 1996 Location: CHINA: Xizang Province (SE): E side of Sirchem La, approaching Rong Chu. Cut-over forest. 3,600 m. Seems to be midway between R. oreotrephes and R. cinnabarinum, but perhaps closer to the former. Description: Evergreen shrub, to at least 3 m; flower medium to dark purple (much Paler in cultivation ‘
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