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Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00118930
CollectorF. Kingdon-Ward
Collector number10579
CountryChina
StateXizang (Tibet)
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Xizang (Tibet)
LocalityAta kang La. (N. side). Nagong. 14000 ft
Date Collected1933-07-15
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/13543491-925c-46f4-a125-654001744998
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00118930
HerbariumA
Determination Rhododendron phaeochrysum var. levistratum (I. B. Balfour) Forrest & Chamberlain
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
SubcollectionWood collection
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSelf
Preparation MethodWood
RemarksA gregarious stunted shrub, with white flowers, peppered with purple spots on the upper lobe, there searcely showing; glabous, except for a slight pubescence on the crimson pedicels. Under the shelter of rocks at the foot of the Nagong Chu Clacier; found almost as high up as any woody plant in the valley, with two other dwarfer species, salix & Tamarix. Flowers sometimes pale pink