Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron capitatum × nivale
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Rhododendron capitatum × nivaleDet.E00280733Chamberlain, D.F. 6th March 2001Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Collector/Expedition: Sino-British Qinghai Alpine Garden Society Expedition,
Collection number: 521
Collection date: 30th June 2000
Country/Territory: China:Sichuan
Collecting locality: China:Sichuan:Top of Pass (Gonggan Len) from Jiuzhaigou to Songpan, west-side.
Latitude: 33°0'46''N, Longitude: 103°42'53''E
Habitat: Steep hillside with scrub cover, and (wet) grassland.
Description: 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.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00280733
Herbarium region: 4 (Inner China, Korea and Taiwan)
Number of sheets: 1
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