Herbarium catalogue

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN BURGH UT Il 3 » R. pels lepis Franchek Det. D. F. Chamberlain 3 Par fo Plants of China Ericaceae Rhododendron Gansu Province, Wen Xian: Motianling Shan, Baishui Jiang Nature Reserve, W of the city of Wenxian, Qiujiaba, ravine along NW branch of Baima He. 32°55'21"N, 104°19'18"E; 2320-2725 m. Mixed deciduous forest of Acer spp., Corylus thibetica, Prunus spp., Betula, Tilia, Tetracentron, Picea, Rhododendron (tree), Aria, occasional Picea and Pterocarya; with dense herbaceous groundcover. Stony-rocky soil in open on slope below vertical rock cliff. Shrub ca. 4 m tall; mostly past flowering; corolla purple with dark purple spots on upper lobe and adjacent parts of lateral lobes. Intermixed with or near Rhododendron 37845, 37846, 34848. D. E. Boufford, with Y. Jia (bryophytes) 37847 22 May 2007 Harvard University Herbaria So ® Pa - cH) 7) - da co Da = ) 2 ° 13) MQ00589