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PLANTS OF THE GAOLIGONG SHAN REGION, YUNNAN, CHINA Ericaceae Rhododendron delavayi Franchet Tengchong: Qushi. Youtu Cun. In the vicinity of Linjiapu on the W side of Gaoligong Shan. Elev. 2220 m W facing 30-60° slope 25° 17'5" N, 98° 42'7.7"E Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest Disturbed by felling. Secondary forest now protected and regenerating. Tree ca. 5 m tall. Common. Growing in moist forest. In loam on slate. Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 28127 14 May 2006 Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Jin Xiaohua (KUN); Bruce Bartholomew, Lihua Zhou (CAS); Neil McCheyne (E) ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E0036 0840 | | col. ® Zz o & no 2 ~ en 4 = > a ° iS) MQQ0589

ROYAL eo uate GARDEN IRGH EDIN! E00258772 Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China Ericaceae Rhododendron delavayi Franchet Longyang Qu, Bawan Xiang. Ca. 1.5 direct km ESE of E Nankang Yakou on the road from Baoshan to Tengchong, E side of Gaoligong Shan. Elev. 2181 m S facing 30-60° slope. 24° 49’ 34" N, 98° 46’ 14" E Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest. Disturbed by felling. Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest dominated by Lithocarpus, Symplocos, Schima and Manglietia. Disturbed by felling. Tree 15-18 m tall. Fruit green with brown hair. Common. Growing in forest on slope in sun. In loam on limestone. Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 23805, 27 May 2005 Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Gao Fu & Liu Benxi (KUN); P. Fritsch & Lihua Zhou (CAS); M. Dickson (E) com. 4 re: 7) co) —< a on Da = > Qa ° Oo MQ00589

ROYAL BOTANIC. GARDEN i | | DI | 02: IN B 5 \URGH Il 8814 | i l Num 23833 Rhododendron arboreum Smith subsp. delavayi (Franchet) D. F. Chamberlain Det from duplicate by David F. Chamberlain 12008 Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China Ericaceae Rhododendron Longyang Qu, Bawan Xiang. Ca. 1.5 direct km ESE of E Nankang Yakou on the road from Baoshan to Tengchong, E side of Gaoligong Shan. Elev. 1970 m N facing 30-60° slope. 24° 49’ 46" N, 98° 46’ 57" E Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest. Disturbed by clearing. Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest dominated by Lithocarpus, Symplocos, Schima and Ilex. Disturbed by clearing. Tree 8-12 m Fruit green with brown hair. Common. Growing in forest on slope in sun. In loam on limestone. Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 23833, 27 May 2005 Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Gao Fu & Liu Benxi (KUN); P. Fritsch & Lihua Zhou (CAS); M. Dickson (E) com. 7) Po Ce: 77) £ — = =i es es) a fe) oO M@Q0589

ROYAL BOTANIC i Num 23815 Rhododendron arboreum Smith subsp. delavayi (Franchet) D. F, Chamberlain licate by David F. Chamberlain Det from duplicate by — Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China Ericaceae Rhododendron delavayi Franchet Longyang Qu, Bawan Xiang. Ca. 1.5 direct km ESE of E Nankang Yakou on the road from Baoshan to Tengchong, E side of Gaoligong Shan. ‘ Elev. 2181 m 24° 49° 34" N, 98° 46’ 14" E S facing 10-30° slope. Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest. Disturbed by felling. Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest dominated by Lithocarpus, Symplocos, Schima and Manglietia. Disturbed by felling. Tree ca. 10 m tall. Fruit green with brown hair. Frequent. Growing in forest on slope in sun. In loam on limestone. Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 23815, 27 May 2005 Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Gao Fu & Liu Benxi (KUN); P. Fritsch & Lihua Zhou (CAS); M. Dickson (B) MQ@Q0589 om. 4 ® & 177) J) =) bod = be = > Qa ° oO

HERB. HORT. EDINB. Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China Ericaceae copyright reserved Rhododendron Tengchong Xian, Wutai Xiang. Above Dahaoping along the ridge S of Dahaoping Yakou (pass at the border between Tengchong Xian and Longyang Qu), W side of Gaoligong Shan. Elev. 2405 m 24° 55’ 26" N, 98° 45’ 9" E E facing 10-30° slope. Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest. Undisturbed. Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest dominated by Rhododendron, Ilex, Ligustrum, Viburnum and Bamboo. Tree ca. 5 m tall. Flowers red, speckled in upper Num 25143 throat. Old fruit brown, young fruit green. Common. Growing in forest, partial shade. Rhododendron arboreum Smith subsp. delavayi (Franchet) D. F. Chamberlain In loam on granite. Det from duplicate by David F. Chamberlain Gaoli Gera leh ‘ ry 2008 aoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 25143, 30 May 2005 EDINBURGH Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, G : se 2 , Gao F i ANIL \ RON? Rie a a cae ON Ete E00268864

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 10 E002453: 35 HERB. HORT. EDINB. a. Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China Ericaceae Rhododendron arboreum Sm. subsp. delavayi (Franch.) D. F. Chamberlain Tengchong Xian: Jietou Xiang, Shaba Cun, Tientai Shan, on the W side of Gaoligong Shan. Elev. 2130 m 25° 24 13" N, 98° 43’ 4" E Broadleaved evergreen forest. Tree ca. 4m tall. In fruit. Growing on a moist forested slope. SEE FRUIT- AND-SEED- COLLECTION Li Heng 11097, 28 October 1998 with Bruce Bartholomew and Dao Zhilin com. Ss om 7) o he ad Hon = 4 > Qa ° om.

ll ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBI Di E00 URGH 258124 ll Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China Ericaceae Rhododendron arboreum Sm. subsp. delavayi (Franch.) D. F. Chamberlain Baoshan Xian: Lujiang Xiang, Nankang, on the E side of Gaoligong Shan near the divide between the Salween and Irrawadi watersheds. Elev. 2200 m 24° 49° 51" N, 98° 46? 4" E Broadleaved evergreen forest. Tree 3-5 m tall. Growing on a moist forested slope. Li Heng 10713, 21 October 1998 with Bruce Bartholomew and Dao Zhilin copyright reserved oO) 0 wy g a g =

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN i HERB. HORT. EDINB. Cultivated Plants Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Ericaceae Rhododendron arboreum Sm. aff. var. delavayi (Franch.) D.F.Chamb. Living collection info.: Garden Collector. Cultivated Plant of the RBGE (CULTE) No. 15404 Accession number & Qualifier: 19891027*A Collected: 26 APR 2000 Garden Location: YS7 - Benmore: Glen Massan, Bhutan Glade - West End, slopes and ledges north of Loop Road Garden Description: Leaf indumentum intermediate between var. roseum and var.delavayi. Altitude high. c Source / donor: Rushforth, Keith. D. Verified by David F. Chamberlain 21 APR 2000 Rhododendron arboreum Sm. aff. var. delavayi (Franch.) D.F.Chamb. Grown on from original wild collection: Collector: Rushforth, K.D. 1134 Collected: 01 MAY 1987 Location: BHUTAN: Tongsa Dist.: W of Yotung [Yuto] La, just below crest. Rhododendron/conifer forest zone. 11 400 ft. Description: Shrubs or small trees to 8 m; flowers scarlet, in small trusses. 6 ee io} copyright reserved 3) yr

i ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH wi LU 0 HERB. HORT. EDINB. Flora of China Ericaceae Rhododendron arboreum Sm. var. delavayi (Franch.) D.F.Chamb. x decorum Franch. China: Yunnan, SE: Wenshan Zhuang-Miao Aut. Pref.: Wenshan Co.: Lao Jing Shan West of Wenshan. Mixed evergreen and deciduous forest. 2600-2800 m. Large evergreen shrub to 4m. Sterile specimen and no seed. Cox, P. & Hutchison, P. No. 7191 17 Oct 1995 M@e@@589 cH) n ® — Pd = copyrig

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN cn 7 UR H NU HERB. HORT. EDINB. Flora of China - Rushforth 1996 Exp. Ericaceae Rhododendron arboreum Sm. ssp. delavayi (Franch.) D.F.Chamb. China: Yunnan, W: Lijiang Pref.: Lijiang Naxi Aut. Co.: Tiejia Shan. 2600-2700 m. 26°45'27"N, 100°40'57"E. Seed collected from two plants. Shrub, 3-4m; leaves normal. Rushforth, K.D. No. 4229 10 Nov 1996 com. cl) = (oe 7 o bw —) = ph — Ss foe ° oO

HERB. HORT. EDINB. xo} ® Pa ~~ ® ” ® ta a <= i ~~ > Qa ° oO FLORA OF THAILAND DATE: 22. Feb. 2004 COLL. NUM: PW 449 FAMILY: Ericaceae NAME: Rhododendron arboreum Sm. COLLECTORS: Peter Wilkie, Nantawan Supantee, Mitrabhorn Vajrodaya, Suphachai Chaiwan. ae ~~ LOCALITY: Doi Inthanon National Park. Kieo Mae Pan ss a Nature tail, Chiang Mai Province. N 18° 33’ 47.0”, E 98° ‘ 28’ 31.0”. ALTITUDE: 2300m. Pe HABITAT: Montane forest. Ps Ss \ \ \ DESCRIPTION: Terrestrial shrub to 2m tall, 2m wide ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN i (although also found as epiphyte). Flowers with no scent, EDINBURGH : * corolla red, showy; stamens white; anthers brown. (MOU AAA | 1 Specimen collected in alcohol. E00187649 i Y ASSOCIATED MATERIAL: Photo, DNA.

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN wmv Cultivated Plants Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Ericaceae Rhododendron arboreum Sm. aff. var. delavayi (Franch.) D.F.Chamb. Living collection info.: Garden Collector. Cultivated Plant of the RBGE (CULTE) No. 15404 Accession number & Qualifier: 19891027*A Collected: 26 APR 2000 Garden Location: YS7 - Benmore: Glen Massan, Bhutan Glade - West End, slopes and ledges north of Loop Road Garden Description: Leaf indumentum intermediate between var. roseum and var.delavayi. Altitude high. Source / donor: Rushforth, Keith. D. Verified by David F. Chamberlain 21 APR 2000 Rhododendron arboreum Sm. aff. var. delavayi (Franch.) D.F.Chamb. Grown on from original wild collection: Collector: Rushforth, K.D. 1131 Collected: 01 MAY 1987 Location: BHUTAN: Tongsa Dist.: W of Yotung [Yuto] La just below crest. Rhododendron/conifer forest zone. 11,400 ft. Description: Shrubs or small trees to 8 m; flowers scarlet, in small trusses. : Ss ® Ps i co) 7) 2 ad £ hey ‘= Py 2 ° oO

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00614186 Approbavit | D. F. CHAMBERLAIN l Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China Ericaceae Rhododendron ar boreum Sm subsp. delavaye (er) D-F.Chomb Longling Xian, Longjiang Xiang. Ridge S of the pass at the top of Gaoligong Shan on the old road from Baoshan to Tengchong via Dahaoping. E side of Gaoligong Shan. Elev. 2410 m 240755) D7" N98 45° SE E facing 0-10° slope. Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest. Disturbed by felling. Secondary forest of Pinus yunnanensis with developing subtropical broadleaved forest as an understory. Tree ca. 8 m tall. Fruit green. Occasional. Growing on moist slope at forest margin. In loam on decomposed granite. Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 18816, 5 September 2003 Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Li Rong & Jiang Zhutang (KUN); Bruce Bartholomew & Lihua Zhou (CAS); Chi Vianehun (Ganliaanochan National Nature Reserve) HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ00589 copyright reserved

HERB. HORT. EDINB.| MQ@QQ0589 copyright reserved Flora of China Ericaceae Rhododendron delavayi Franch. 25 54’N103 55’E Alt: 2300 m ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Collector: H.G. Zha No: 2006059 EDINBURGH TIMI Date: 15 November 2006 E01440255

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THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY : | Telephone: 692 1122 Dr. David F. Chamberlain, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland EH3 5LR. 26th May, 1982 Dear Dr. Chamberlain, Enclosed is a specimen of the foliage and two transparencies of R. arboreum, as it occurs on Doi Intanon, N. Thailand. It is recorded from there as subsp. delavayi var. delavayi and I would be most grateful if you would confirm this for me. It appears to occur there as only half a dozen enormous old trees on the edge of a sphagnum bog just below the summit. If the transparencies are of any interest, please keep them. Yours sincerely, ra ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Approbavit | // EDINBURGH D. F. CHAMBERLAIN AM A Pes 8 E0150733

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a 00 Ww 2 fox) g Ea 6 Gyibiorurn on Subsy, hla voryi (e) ee D. F. Chamberlain jq7y copyright reserved FLORA OF THAILAND =F, van Beusekom, C. Phengklai 2395 Hricac. 701221969 ) g Rhododendron grtereum Im N. Thailand, prov. Chiang Mai Loc. Western flank of Doi Inthanond, Mae Pau «18° 40 'N. 96° 25 2 Alt. c. 2250 m. Hill evergreen forest on partly open ridge. Exposed on ridge. Treelet c. 4 m tall. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E01507340 Expedition of the Rijksherbarium, Leiden, Netherlands, and the Forest Herbarium, Bangkok, Thailand, sponsored by DITH, Netherlands, and the Thal Government.

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FAN MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY FLORA OF YUNNAN Field No, + 2 ay 12, 1958 Meng-hua, Heiae! Habit___ Height. 15825 ftapu._ Capsule brownish yeliow Fruit... tomentose _ Se ee Notes cesses amily 24 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH UM £01424501 < fs ®. ar Gore um Syn - Sulsp. hha vay; (Prank) (Chart Det. D. F. Chamberlain /¢7¢ a © uw e g g =

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH VM E01424502 FAN MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY FLORA OF YUNNAN _-.. Momting...Aititade 2500 me _ Habitat. Among. .thickets..on.open slépe Habit... Shewh. Hoght e328 SED BH. es Dark green above, sil Bark brotnish. Seay beneath * Leaf Capsuke green densely cove Fruit... V@red with browvm hairs Notes... Common Common Name. _......... See Family 3 Name... Rhododendwpon. Collector MQ@QQ589

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8009 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH HAN E01424504 ghee ar boream Sin sudop. dalaveyi (Francbt) Chant. Det. D. F. Chamberlain 147% Rhododendron ae ve ie a New in full bloom. The : Chu-t ung Alt. 5,000 pate ya oe the rich crimson ono vary to some extent. Normally the r 5 . reaeseé close a Comp: truss, the flowers pres Ps 8 are in 4% Com act % . ae : sometimes eee and more or less tubular in st! ere oe a the ane flowers are more carmine, the truss elongated, anc iin % tu Again with more syreading Limb. te flowers consequently larger, wit eee lla is marked all over in some specimens the inside of the coro } aa ed ecinens is absent with grey-black pencilling, whic! in other — 16.35.22. or nearly 80. The corolias are full of honey. M@00589 com. 2 roe. n 2 co = D = > Qa ° iS)

39 48 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH UNM E01424505 fk Gr Gortum Sie a sul. elanarys (Franelel) Cha“ Det. D. F. Chamberlain 1777 Rhodo. Delavayi Bast of the Yangtze bend. Lat . 26°45'N, Long. 100°45'R, Alt. 9,000 ft. Fils. oright scarlet with black glands at base of corolla. o es he . att ia , : 5 piees,$": oka 58h a TPE Sr edee black #5n83 . ands af Phe BabanSe terest - corolla. Also corolla is larger in this form and not 80 glutinous, 23.5 .21.. * * : 'D50 Illuminant, 2 degree observer | meee589 copyright reserved

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