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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
R. moulmainense Hook. )-
Det. iV Chamber tan Feb. OF
PLANTS OF THE GAOLIGONG SHAN REGION,
YUNNAN, CHINA
Ericaceae
Rhododendron
Tengchong: Menglian. Shamenglian Cun. Along the road from
Xinhua to Menglian, W of the Longchang Jiang and W of the
southern end of Gaoligong Shan.
Elev. 1900 m 24° 49' 53.5" N, 98° 34' 35.4" E
NW facing 10-30° slope
Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest
Disturbed by agriculture and felling.
Secondary forest dominated by Schima and Lithocarpus with
remnants of better forest on some steep slopes below road.
Tree ca. 8 m tall. Young fruit green. Persistent style green.
Occasional. Growing at forest margin along road.
In loam on decomposed granite.
Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 31132 5 June 2006
Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Jin Xiaohua (KUN); Bruce
Bartholomew, Lihua Zhou (CAS); Neil McCheyne (E)
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