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a c OA ; Num 23335 ROVAL TOINBURGH EN Rhododendron araiophyllum |. B. Balfour & W. W. Smith E00263916 HERB. HORT. EDINB. en, Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China Ericaceae Rhododendron Lushui Xian, Pianma Xiang. Vicinity of Km 62 on the road from Lushui to Pianma, W side of Gaoligong Shan. Elev. 2710 m 25° 59’ 26" N, 98° 39’ 33" E NW facing 30-60° slope. Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest. Disturbed by clearing. Subtropical evergreen forest disturbed by clearing. Dorminated by Lithocarpus and Cyclobalanopsis. Tree 4-5 m tall. Young fruit green. Occasional. Growing in forest on slope, in sun. In loam on limestone. Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 23335, 17 May 2005 Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Gao Fu & Liu Benxi (KUN); P. Fritsch & Lihua Zhou (CAS); M. Dickson (B) MQQ0589 copyright reserved
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