Herbarium catalogue

HERB. HORT. EDINB. a 0 Ww fav) g ®g = Flora of NW India Ericaceae Rhododendron campanulatum D.Don ssp. campanulatum India: Himachal Pradesh: At Lam Dug above the west side of Manali. In sun on light loam on a north facing grazed alpine grass hillside with scattered Acer caesium, Prunus cornuta, Abies pindrow and Betula utilis var jacquemontii. 3170 m. Evergreen shrub to 4m, spread to 10m, with pale silver grey bark with orange brown flakes, elliptic leaf to 14cm x 6cm, deep glossy green above with golden brown indumentum below, entire, mucronulate, elliptic capsules pale yellow green to 2.5cm with style to 3cm, stout dull purple petiole to 2cm, fat conic green flower bud to 2cm with exserted bracts on up to three basal scales. ROYAL BOTANIC Howick, C. & McNamara, A. No. 1837 Oct 1993) copyright reserved ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN i} il hi Eo0oOo7 163 | Il