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M@@e589 : g. Inn fom its i el a Det. D. F. Chamberlain Pe, ©] Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sino-British Qinghai Alpine Garden Society Expedition copyright reserved Ericaceae Rhododendron rufum Batalin CHINA: Sichuan: Top of Pass (Gonggan Len) from Jiuzhaigou to Songpan, west-side. Hillside, among shrubs. 3,400-3,600 m. 33°00'46"N, 103°42'53"E. Evergreen straggily shrub to 4 m. Young leaves upright, silver- felted. Older leaves ovate, dark green, felted indumentum below. Flowers white or creamy, spotted red, open campanulate. Associated material: Herb. - flower (HNWP); Herb. - flower (GB); Herb. - flower (WSY). , Det. Chamberlain, David F. 06 MAR 2001 Rhododendron - rufum Batalin ROVAL BOTANIC fee € Re - % Sino-British Qinghai Alpine Garden Society Expedition DIN GI E00280747 lk I y (SQAE) No. 488 29 JUN 2000