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ClassificationEricaceae: Rhododendron
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00118742
CollectorF. Kingdon-Ward
Collector number12626
CountryChina
StateYunnan
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Yunnan: Menghai
LocalityMong Hai. 4-5000 ft. 22°0'N, 100°30'E, 30 mins., E
Georeference22.0, 100.5 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1937-04-07
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8039b05f-ab21-4ce4-8235-9b2910cb3f8e
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00118742
HerbariumA
FamilyEricaceae
Determination Rhododendron moulmainense Hooker f.
Determination Remarks [filed under] [label name] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
RemarksA fair sized tree with stout bole; often pollarded, and in this open secondary forest the trunk from the base upwards covered with shoots. Young leaves with ciliate margin, glabrous when mature. Inflorescence glabrous except the filaments, pubescent at the base. Truss 3-flowered; axillary; the leaves aggregated at the ends of the shoots, so that a false truss of 6-12 flowers is formed. Corolla white with a yellow patch on the upper lobe inside; fragrant; stamens 8 only. Common in the foothills where the tea is grown