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ClassificationEricaceae: Rhododendron
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00118534
CollectorF. Kingdon-Ward
Collector number10521
CountryChina
StateXizang (Tibet)
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Xizang (Tibet)
LocalityChutong Camp, near the Ata Kang La, Zayul. 14000 ft
Date Collected1933-06-22
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/88eea385-412f-4161-a43e-b5630154fcd6
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00118534
HerbariumA
FamilyEricaceae
Determination Rhododendron nivale Hooker f.
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
RemarksA dwarf gregarious under shrub, growing on the barer screes & slopes in full exposure, where the snow first melts. Flowers just opening, violet with orange anthers in small heads of three or four. Corolla elpidote outside, style glabrous; ovary closely lepidote; staments 10 with tuft or hair at the base. N. B. flowers are usually lavender, faintly fragrant. Style may be pubescent at base