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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN i NNN wi E£00280733 Ul Oe ae cap labem Det. D. F. Chamberlain Muy 07 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sino-British Qinghai Alpine Garden Society Expedition Ericaceae Rhododendron nivale x Rhododendron capitatum CHINA: Sichuan: Top of Pass (Gonggan Len) from Jiuzhaigou to Songpan, west-side. Steep hillside with scrub cover, and (wet) grassland. 3,400-3,600 m. 33°00'46"N, 103°42'53"E. Evergreen shrub to 1 m. Leaves ovate to elliptic-ovate, pale green and densely covered with brown scales below, dark green above. Flowers lavender-blue. Style purplish. Stigma dark purple. Anthers reddish brown; filaments white becoming pale purplish. Associated material: Herb. - flower (HNWP); Herb. - flower (GB); Herb. - flower (WSY). Det. Chamberlain, David F. 06 MAR 2001 Rhododendron nivale x Rhododendron capitatum Sino-British Qinghai Al pine Garden Society Expediti (SQAE) No. 521 sii 30 JUN 2000 Meee589 xo} o Pad - o no Kd et ao Do 5 rod fe) Oo

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2. nivale J.D. Hooke . Det. Yuyiny Gey 2016. Elwele denelron Sub se¢ Sa happemee Det. D. F. Chamberlain Y (Tereh JO PLANTS OF CHINA Ericaceae Rhododendron lepidotum Wallich Xizang (Tibet) Province, Markam Xian: Pass on highway 214 at Lawu Shan, just N of the city of Markam. 29°42'6"N, 98°31'32"E; 4400--4500 m. Heavily grazed Kobresia and Carex meadows with Polygonum, Potentilla. Shrubs ca. 40-50 cm tall. Flowers lavender or pink. D. E. Boufford, S. L. Kelley, R. H. Ree & S. K. Wu 29439 14 July 2000 OYAL BOTANIC GARDEN : EDINBURGH | | WOM £00315340 Harvard University Herbaria | copyright reserved oa 0 Ww fax) fax) g =

| ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH MN E00315343 | | Rn. nate Hook. ¥. Det. Yun) in] i 16. PLANTS OF CHINA Ericaceae Rhododendron nivale J. D. Hooker subsp. boreale M. N. Philipson & W. R. Philipson Xizang (Tibet) Province, Zogang Xian: Dongda La (pass), border of Markam and Zogang Xian on highway 318. 29°42'39"N, 98°0'9"E; 5100--5300 m. Scree slopes, rocky vegetated slopes and adjacent level area at pass. On dry, stony slopes. Compact shrub ca. 20 cm tall; corolla lavender. D. E. Boufford, S. L. Kelley, R. H. Ree & S. K. Wu 29494 17 July 2000 Harvard University Herbaria Oo) 00 Ln © 2 g = copyright reserved

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQG0589 xo} ® Po & c) 177) ® bee a] = fey Es Py (oe ° (e) Plants of China Ericaceae Rhododendron nivale J. D. Hooker Sichuan Province, Daocheng Xian: SW side of Haizi Shan be- tween Sandui and Litang. 29°23’9”E, 100°8’58”N; 4500-4600 m. Boulder strewn previously glaciated area adjacent to remnant glacial lake. Near lake. Shrubs 0.5 m tall; flowers light purple; leaves dull gray. dominant shrub. D. E. Boufford, B. Bartholomew, C. Y. Chen, M. J. Donoghue R. H. Ree, H. Sun & S. K. Wu i 28008 1 July 1998 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN WN 1 0 00289007 Harvard University Herbaria

~ HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ@Q0589 com. o Pa oT o 7) e =i £ By a a) a ° oO PLANTS OF CHINA Ericaceae Rhododendron nivale J. D. Hooker Qinghai Province. Nanggen Xian: ca. 30 km W of the town of Nanggen along the Xiao-qu River in Xiao-long Gou; 32°15’21"N; 96°19°33"E. Elevation 4100-4200 m. Narrow gorge through steep limestone cliffs. Steep slopes, 4200-4300 m. Shrubs ca. 0.5 m tall; flowers purple. D. E. Boufford, M. J. Donoghue, X. F. Lu & T. S. Ying 2 ROYAL E BOTANIC. GARDEN 6554 19-20 June 1995 wn il) HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA

HERB. HORT. EDINB. a 0 wn fax) fox) g = Plants of Qinghai, China copyright reserved : Ericaceae Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. Nanggén Xian, Béca Xiang: just E of Béca Forest Station, SE of Bécaka. Elev. 4020 m 31° 53’ N, 96° 34 E Limestone ridge with scattered Juniperus. Erect shrub to 60 cm; leaves and shoots with brown scales; corolla purple. Growing on slopes in semi shade. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDE [ N T. N. Ho (HNWP), B. Bartholomew (CAS), M. Watson (E) nyu Trg cbert (0 at BM) 3043, 9 Scptentes 19s

HERB. HORT. EDINB. ao © wn fav) © ay) = copyright reserved Plants of Qinghai, China Ericaceae Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. Nanggén Xian: Xiaolong Gou, W of Nanggén on road to Domba. Elev. 4000-4100 m 32° 17 N, 96° 16 E Narrow limestone gorge with river at bottom. Shrub covered rocky slopes, limestone cliffs, and damp spring- or stream-fed areas. —_— a Shrub to 80 cm, faintly aromatic; young stems and leaves with brown scales; corolla purplish pink. Growing among shrubs. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH T. N. Ho (HNWP), B. Bartholomew (CAS), M. Watson (E) i Oe eee E00061831

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQQ0589 Plants of Qinghai, China com. co) Pa i co 7) oO tes os on = 7 4) a ° oO Ericaceae Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. Yushu Xian: SE of the Baitang He basin in a valley that runs down to the Tongtian He (upper Chang Jiang). Elev. 3700 m 32°45 N97? 20 B Juniperus-Picea-Betula community on steep rocky slope, trees mostly fairly widely spaced, rarely more than 4 m high. Shrub 30-50(-60) cm high; leaves glossy above, pale below, scales brown. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN BURGH T. N. Ho (HNWP), B. Bartholomew (CAS), M. Watson (E) AA ae eee eee 00064469

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQQ0589 Plants of Qinghai, China : Ericaceae copyright reserved Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. Chindu Xian: valley NE of Xiwu, on the road between Madoi and Yushu. Elev. 3850 m 3317 N, 97 23° E Lower slopes with dense Kobresia dominated turf; steeper upper slopes with open bushland of Salix, Spirea, etc., often with mosses in shade below them. Shrub to 1 m, rather erect; leaves dark above, pale below, both sides with brown scales; sterile. Growing among other shrubs. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH T. N. Ho (HNWP), B. Barthol ‘ ug | i (0 a 18 Anu se E0O006446

HERB. HORT. EDINB. a © wy Lay) © fay) = Plants of Qinghai, China copyright reserved Ericaceae Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. Yushu Xian: Baitang Shan, at the pass between Machang and Shanglaxiu (Doramarkog). Elev. 4540-4670 m - 32° 53’ N, 96° 41 E High pass with alpine meadows at 4540 m and periglacial scree slopes at 4670 m. Shrub to 1 m, rather erect; leaves dark above, pale below, both sides with brown scales; sterile. Growing in alpine meadow among bushes. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN RGH T. N. Ho (HNWP), B. Bartholomew (CAS), M. Watson (E) EDINBU! my ig | Mle (40M) Sh 3 Aaa 5380

HERB. HORT. EDINB. oO’ een 0 | wn | Lav) fox) g = copyright reserved Plants of Qinghai, China Ericaceae Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. Yushu Xian: SW of Machang, in a side valley on S side the Baitang He basin. Elev. 4000 m 32° 50’ N, 96° 54 E Heavily grazed valley; bottom with very short meadow, much disturbed, most plants collected from slopes with steep rock outcrops and low bushland. Shrub to 1 m; branches erect; bark dark gray; leaves bicolored, with brown scales; capsule brown. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN | EDINBURGH Lut , , and M. Giber (MO at EM) 228 2) August 96 A and M. Gilbert (MO at BM) 2128, 20 August 1996 Ml

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN im 00 Recorded for Flora of Nepal by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh www.floraofnepal.org Flora of Central Nepal 1994 Expedition by the Society of Himalayan Botany, Tokyo. No. 9455280 Rhododendron nivale Hook.f. Alt. 4640m. D=1cm, H=0.2m; alpine meadow on gravelly soil; with fruits Ericaceae C Nepal: Gandaki Zone, Gorkha & Manang Distr., Dharam Sala (4270m) - L (4900m) - Bimtang (3530m). 10 August 1994 [28°39’32"N 84°35’00"E - 28°38’04"N 84°28’20"R . see : a ~ 0 a M Suzuki, N Acharya, N Fujii, T Kajita, N Kondo, M Mikage, S Noshiro & K Yoda . arkay La xo} o Pad - ® n 4 7d <= — ‘= > Qa ° oO MQ@QQ@589

HERB. HORT. EDINB. oO | Co | Ww | ®Q ! fav) ® = copyright reserved (Se Ie / / Y\ Hvuvake FP 3(pP IAYL¢ & Det. D. F. Chamberlain (Jul, YD / Alpine Garden Society Expedition to China 1994 Rhododendron nivale Hook.f. Yunnan, Zhongdian, Wengsui, Da Xue Shan (Big Snow Mountain). 28°34'34"N 099°48’42"E 4502m Open hillsides. Common. Shrub 30cm; flowers deep to pale violet-purple. (OYAL BOTANIC GARDEN “mn gnu et es EO

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN i HERB. HORT. EDINB. Recorded for Flora of Nepal by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh wwwfloraofnepal.org Flora of Nepal Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. Ericaceae Nepal: Eastern Development Region: Sagarmatha: Solu Khumbu: Dudh Koshi Valley: Machherma: Machherma Khola valley W of village Latitude: 27° 54' 11" N Altitude: 4400 m Longitude: 86° 42' 52" £ Hanging U-shaped glacial valley Sandy areas between boulders in glacial moraine; low shrub to 10cm; flowers blue-purple; filament pink, anthers brown Mosaic of Rhododendron shrubland and grazed turf with flushes fo Collector No. DNEP1 167 Collection Date: 15 May 2004 First Darwin Nepal Fieldwork Training Expedition M.F.Watson, K.R.Rajbhandari, D.Knott, A.G.Miller, B.Adhikari V.Manandhar, R.Uprety i Building Capacity for Plant Biodiversity, Inventory and W Conservation in Nepal. Darwin Initiative Project (162/1 2/030) RARW AY copyright reserved MQQQ@589

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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Wm E00973617 FLORE du NEPAL Université de Grenoble Laboratoire de Botanique Rhododené@ron “wale theo ke, f Ericaceae Lteu 3; Gokyo Latitude : 27°59! Altttude : 5000 m Longtitude : 86°41! Date : 08.07.70 Observations : fleurs mauves Collecteur : J.F. DOBREMEZ DBR NEP N° ~ ROYAL BOTANIC 6 i te 9 10 copyright reserved 5 mr Oo) © wy fav) 2 a =

HERB. HORT. EDINB. cal M@@@589 xo} o 4 co) n co _— od ony DS = > 2. ° [S) Ee Ee Om Rese ad sul N GE SPAT Université de Grenoble Laboratoire de Botanique a 8 (a COC eae [teu : Ce Latitude = ee Altitude = Seo uw Longttude + V5? og Date : 06.05, Observattons : Po wae Apu ficial ahead ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH WALA Colleeteur : J.F. DOBREMEZ DBR NEP N° 9 £00952499 Wot Mane. dha y-T4 %

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN au HERB. HORT. EDINB. | MQ00589 ie" be Boe Ear 5a 6: | 8 9 10 copyright reserved ri Ko} HERBIER DU CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE ae DE SAVOIE | yA Famille : Ervcces C2 boe Nom: se Apa Qoow nmivsle llooke. f. Nom vernaculaire : Date et lieu de récolte : YL OO un : Ys - ls = 2 3) Va! - Collectéur: /. yr g Détermination : Observations: _ il. bxjon rw bol. ANA 624

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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN | 01 ~ E00952735 HERB, HORT. EDINB. HERBIER DU CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE DE SAVOIE Famille : ERICACEAE Nom : Rhododendron nivale Hook. £. Nom vernaculaire : Date et lieu de récolte: 4 go909 m. Ya - La. Langtang valley. Collecteur: A. MAIRE. Détermination: Observations : Exposition sud. AMA 636 xo} cy Pa +e co n ®o + ws aad = = 7 I) 2. ° oO MeQe0589

HERB. HOUT. EDINB. Recorded for Flora of Nepal by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh www.floraofnepal.org Flora of Nepal Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. Det. by: Watson, M.F. & Noshiro, S., Mar 2009 Ericaceae Nepal: Western Development Region: Gandaki Zone: Gorkha District: Dharamsala to Larke Pass Latitude: 28° 39' 52" N Longitude: 84° 32' 53" E Altitude: 4890 m Shrub to 15 cm tall; flowers sessile; past flowering Alpine nival communities with scattered low shrubs and herbs, sandy soils with rocks Associated taxa: Taxus baccata L. Collection No. 20815190 12 August 2008 Manaslu 2008 Expedition H. Ikeda, T. Kawahara, O. Yano, N. Yamamoto, M.F. Watson, Z.H. Li, M.N. Subedi & S.K. Acharya | ‘ ‘ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 3 ee MUA 00657737 copyright reserved MQGQ589

HERB. HORT. EDINB. M@00589 se) $ I ® 7 2 =i = = r > roy ) ) FLORA OF YUNNAN, CHINA KUNMING, EDINBURGH, GOTHENBURG EXPEDITION 1993 Rhododendron nivale ?hybrid DIQING PREFECTURE, ZHONGDIAN COUNTY: Forested ridge above Napa Hai, N of Zhongdian, 27°55°N, 99°34’E. Dwarf Rhododendron scrub. Flowers bluish purple. Alt. 4000m 12 June 1993 B. Aldén, J.C.M. Alexander, D.G. Long, R.J.D. McBeath, ROYAL BOTANIC GARD H.J. Noltie & M.F. Watson INBURGH | Hu — No. 1181 E01493639

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