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MQ00589 xo] ® Po i“ o 77) 2 oI = bo a a) fod ° oO Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China Ericaceae Rhododendron protistum Balf. f. & Forr. var. giganteum (Tagg) D. F. Chamberlain Tengchong Xian: Jietou Xiang, Datang Cun, Huochaodi, N of Datang on the W slope of Gaoligong Shan. Specimens are from what is believed to be the type tree of R. giganteum. Elev. 2700 m 25° 48” 0" N, 98° 42’ 0" E Broadleaved evergreen forest dominated by Lithocarpus, Rhododendron, and bamboo. Tree ca. 25 m tall. Growing on a moist forested slope. ROYAL le GARDEN CT a, oe 8 | | | with Bruce Bartholomew and Dao Zhilin 258929
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