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Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron johnstoneanum G.Watt ex Hutch.
Type of Rhododendron formosum var. johstoneanum G.Watt ex Brandis
Isotype of Rhododendron johnstoneanum G.Watt ex Hutch.
Collector/Expedition: Watt, George
Collection number: 6401
Collection date: 11th April 1882
Country/Territory: India:Manipur
Collecting locality: India:Manipur:Munipur, Sirhorifurar
Habitat: Forest margins
Description: a largish bush, much branched; leaves oblong, mucronate on short petioles, which have long black hairs, under suface coasted with brown circular scales; leaf buds long, scales with white ciliae; flower buds round with scales also having white fringe; flowers large white with rose-purple flush along midrib of petals especially on outside, sweetly scented; peduncles 1/4 - 1/2 in. long, scarlet with white spots; calyx reduced to a ring havinga fringe of long white hairs; corolla 2in. long by 3 in. diameter, wide gaping, upper and odd petal with a yellow mark at sinus on either side and in middle and within tube spotted orange-red into streaks; others all pure white with a purple flush on outside; style yellow, subglandular spotted; stigma corrugated.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00010130
Herbarium region: 5A (India, Bangladesh & Pakistan)
Number of sheets: 1
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