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FLORA OF CHINA
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (E)
Family: Ericaceae
Rhododendron balfourianum Diels
Locality: China: Yunnan, Yulong, Yulong Shan Rhododendron
valley, west side of Yulong mountain 27° 2° 22.3" N 100° 10° 46"
E (WGS84) 4137 m.
Vegetation: Berberis, Rhododendron and Juniper
Habitat: Boulder landscape
Description: Shrub to 1.8m tall. Pedicle green, calyx green/red
tinged. Corolla pink / upper inside lobe spotted purple, fillaments
white, anthers brown. All female parts green. Foliage dark green
above, lower side indumentum spongy light orange. Occasional
Associated material collected: DNA sample & Photograph x4
Collectors: Brown, Richard & Gray, David. (Edinburgh &
Kunming Expedition - EKLE 2012) No. 19)
Date: 21 MAY 2012
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