OCR text
HERB. HORT. EDINB. Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China a , 00 Ww a © ts = Ericaceae Rhododendron a rigelum Bal}. f eer ee Gongshan Xian, Cikai Zheng. Labadi, along a branch of the Pula He on the road from Gongshan to Kongdang. E side of Gaoligong Shan. E facing 10-30 degree slope. Elev. 3000 m 27° 48’ 47" N, 98° 30’ 18" E Deciduous broadleaf forest with scattered Abies and Larix. Spreading shrub ca. 4 m tall. Bark pale brown and exfoliating. Leaves abaxially with a rusty brown indumentum. Fruit with a rusty brown indumentum. Growing in humus in flat low area along river among small leaved deciduous broadleaved trees. Occasional. Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 16700, 29 September 2002 Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Li Rong, Ji Yunheng & Liu Bengxi (KUN); P. Fritsch & B. Bartholomew (CAS); M. Watson & D. Knott (E) ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH copyright reserved ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH Approbavit | | | F. CHAMBERLAIN E00614177 |
Thumbnail image of a herbarium sheet