Herbarium catalogue

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH | | Rhododendron charitopes |. B. Balfour & Farrer Euez 020 Det from duplicate by Rhui-Cheng Fang 12/2006 HERB. HORT. EDINB. Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China Ericaceae Rhododendron Fugong Xian, Lumadeng Xiang. Yaping Cun, in the vicinity of Yaping Yakou just E of the pass near the Myanmar border, E side of Gaoligong Shan. Elev. 3640 m 27° 12’ 37" N, 98° 41’ 46" E SE facing 30-60° slope. Thicket. Undisturbed. Bamboo-Rhododendron thickets with wet meadows in open areas. Shrub to 1 m tall. Sepals greenish pink. Corolla pink. Filaments pink, anthers dark red. Only one plant seen. Growing in wet meadow. In loam on granite. Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 26445, 5 August 2005 Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Liu Benxi & Tang Anjun (KUN); B. Bartholomew & Lihua Zhou (CAS); Jin-Hyub Paik & S. A. Crutchley (E) xo} ) Pa a ® 7) ® he — Kes} > f= my Qa ° (o) MQQ0589