Herbarium catalogue

. ee HERB. HORT. EDINB. a 0 wn 2g a g = S The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Flora of Japan Ericaceae copyright reserved Rhododendron molle (Blume) G.Don ssp. japonicum (A.Gray) Kron Japan: Nagano, Fujiui town. Fukisawa population. Lat/Long: 35° 56’ 50.6" N 138° 19° 12.2" E (WGS84) Description: Spreading shrub to c.1.5m x 1.5m. Alt.: 1886m Habitat: South-west facing slope in an area of forest c.50 years old, which recolonised after a very destructive typhoon (pers. Comm. T.Katsuki). Dense forest dominated by Quercus crispula and Larix kaempfer - the latter seeding in from surrounding plantations. Also with Abies veitchii var. veitchii, Betula ermanii, Sorbus japonica. Rhododendron molle ssp. japonicum and Aconitum sp. abundant in the understorey. Associated material collected: Seed. Edinburgh Iconic Kew Japan Expedition (Baxter, Pp; Christian, T., Hinchliffe, W. & Martin, K.) with Hiroshi Ikeda; Nobuko Yamamoto; Toshio Katsuki; Hidetoshi Nagamasu. EDINBURGH TMM No. 188 02 October 2013 E00888142 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN