Herbarium catalogue

HERB. HORT. EDINB. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH | E00320910 Num 26394 Rhododendron keleticum |. B. Balfour & Forrest Det from duplicate by Rhui-Cheng Fang 12/2006 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. 3600 m 27° 12’ 43" N, 98° 41’ 47" E SE facing 10-30° slope. Thicket. Undisturbed. Bamboo-Rhododendron thickets with wet meadows in open areas. Shrub ca. 15 cm tall. Corolla maroon. Filaments pink, anthers black. Crushed leaves with a pineapple smell. Rare. Growing in wet meadow. In loam on granite. _ Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 26394, 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) MQQ@589 3 ® Fs i“ ® 7 ® te ~ oe Sy — ES a ° rs)