Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries

Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Ericaceae: Rhododendron
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00121444
Collector	F. Ludlow, G. Sherriff & G. Taylor
Collector number	3995
Country	China
State	Xizang (Tibet)
Geography	Asia: East Asia (Region): China: Xizang (Tibet)
Locality	Chubumbu La. (S. side), Langong. 28°47'N, 93°44'E. 13500-14000 ft
Georeference	28.7833333, 93.7333333 Method: Unknown
Date Collected	1938-06-07
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/60412d43-5a7d-4769-8efe-5d5c1781049f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00121444
Herbarium	A
Family	Ericaceae
Determination	Rhododendron Linnaeus
Determination Remarks	[filed under] [label name] [current name]
Sex	not determined
Phenology	Flower
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed

Remarks

Prostrate shrub, lying over rock faces on open hillside. Corolla fleshy, scarlet wirh dark nectar pouches. Filaments scarlet, anthers black. Style scarlet, ovary brown-scarlet. Calyx. fleshy, green, lobes scarlet. Pedicels green, leaves matt dark green above, pale green below, viens prominent. Only 1- or 2- flowered. Common, but only on the S side of the Pass, its places being taken by No. 3942 on the N side. Annotated as "R. forrestii Balf. f. ex Diels subsp. papillatum Chamb. X ?"