Herbarium catalogue

HERB. HO! ~~ - } | 7 } ; The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Flora of Vietnam Ericaceae Rhododendron excellens Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson Vietnam: Lao Cai, Treck up Y Ty Mnt from Nhiu Co San Village past camps 1 & 2 to summit returning via camps to Nhiu Co San Village Lat/Long: 22°37'28.8"N : 103°37'27.72”E (WGS84) Alt.: 1861m Description: Evergreen shrub >3m. Leaves dark green, bullate, dark above, paler below. Enormous fruiting capsules held erect terminally. j Habitat: Very wet, mixed evergreen & deciduous woodland mainly in full sun. Species include Polyspora, Schima, Rhododendron & Acers. Vegetation: Open, wet mixed woodland at low altitude. Associated material collected: DNA sample, photograph & seed Waypoint = 192 Hanoi, Logan, Kew, Glasgow & Cambridge Expeditionto Vietnam (2016) LGCKH ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Participants: Richard Baines, Andrew EDINBURGH Luke, Alex Summers, Will Ritchie, Quang | | | Bui Hong, Dzu Van Nguyen & Khang Sinh Nguyen E01511017 No. 300 25 OCT 2016 A i at A a a a a copyright reserved m N on 2 2 2 =