Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron acrophilum Merr. & Quisumb.
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Rhododendron acrophilum Merr. & Quisumb.affDet.E00143250Warwick, M.C.Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Country of origin: Not recorded
Description: Potted shrub to 16 cm. Leaves lepidote on both surfaces when young becoming glabrous on maturity. Mature leaves olive-green with dull red margin. Pedicel lime-green, scaly. Corolla creamy yellow with pinky flush on back of lobes, pouched base of corolla-tube. Stamens unequal, erserted from corolla-tube, more hanging below than above. Filaments creamy yellow, anthers orange-brown; stigma and style lime-green, ovary deep lime-green covered in scales. No perfume. umbel of 4 corollas.
Collection date: 25th January 1993
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00143250
Herbarium region: Cultivated (Cultivated)
Number of sheets: 1
This specimen is a voucher for RBGE accession: 19922768A