Herbarium catalogue

HERB PORT. EDINB. ILM “Tie. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Flora of Russian Federation Ericaceae Rhododendron luteum Sweet Russian Federation: N. Caucasus, Karachaj-Circassian Republic, about 500m upstream from Honey Waterfall on Alikonovka river, Bermamyt Plateau Lat/Long: 43° 52° 51.8" N 42° 34’ 51.2" E (WGS84) Alt.: 1100m Vegetation: Rododendron luteum, Euonymus europaeus, Cotoneaster racemiflorus, Corylus avellana. Mallus orientalis, Amelanchier ovalis, Spiraea crenata, Rosa canina Habitat: Full sun on a dry rocky steep north east facing mountainside of open mixed shrub Description: Deciduous shrub to 1m x 2m with widely elliptic leaf to 7.5 x 2.5cm brown/green above and light green below margin serrate, fruit a brown cylindrical capsule to 1.3cm x 0.5cm Associated material collected: seed, Russian Caucasus Expedition (CJLU) RBGE, Kew, Howick Arboretum - 2013 4 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN with Alexandra Volchanskaya, Dmitry EDINBURGH Shilniko v, & Gennady Firsov 01 SEP 2013 £00710610 Robert Unwin, Robert Jamieson, Neil McCheyne & Andrew Luke. xo} 7) Pa iS tO) o Co) i ae = iy Es P<) a fe) (o) MQ@Q0589