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ClassificationEricaceae: Rhododendron
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00117932
CollectorF. Ludlow, G. Sherriff & G. Taylor
Collector number3624
CountryChina
StateXizang (Tibet)
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Xizang (Tibet)
LocalityMolo. 11500 ft. 28°57'N, 93°53'E
Georeference28.95, 93.8833333 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1938-04-15
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/dc1a5673-0fe1-432d-ba1c-352f94d18893
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00117932
HerbariumA
FamilyEricaceae
Determination Rhododendron hirtipes Tagg
Determination Remarks [filed under] [label name] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
RemarksShrub 5-15 ft. Corolla and lobes rose, funnel-campanulate, slightly spotted darker. Filaments 10 pink, pubescent in lower 1/3 rd. Style glabrous, deep rose. Ovary densely glandular, glands pink. Pedicel densely glandular, stalks tipped rose. Leaves rather leathery. Upper surfaces matt dark green, with a few long stalked glands on midribs; young leaves ususally fringed with long and short glands: lower surface pale green, with more long stlked glands on midribs. Petioles dark red, very densely glandular with very long stalks. These extend beyond the last year's growth. Calyx irregular, pink, slightly fleshy, glandular. Common among Abies and other Rhododendron