Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries

Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Ericaceae: Rhododendron
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00117598
Collector	F. Ludlow, G. Sherriff & H. H. Elliot
Collector number	15292
Country	China
State	Xizang (Tibet)
Geography	Asia: East Asia (Region): China: Xizang (Tibet)
Locality	Doshong La. Kongbo. 13500 ft
Date Collected	1947-06-20
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ac2df7ac-9064-4962-9d2a-90d1c735bbb3
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00117598
Herbarium	A
Family	Ericaceae
Determination	Rhododendron forrestii I. B. Balfour & Diels
Determination Remarks	[filed under] [label name] [current name]
Sex	not determined
Phenology	Flower
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed

Remarks

Calyx dark red; corolla deep scarlet; filaments white, anthers reddish brown; style deep pink, stigma & ovary deep red. Shrub 2-3 ft. on rocks. (collected No. 15250 on Budi Tsepo La on 17. 6. 1947) [Annotated as "R. Chamaethomsonii (Tagg. & Forr.) Cowan & Davidian" by D. F. Chamberlain] red; style wine red, stigma very dark red. Pedicel whitish red. Low shrub ina swamp. [Annotated as "R. Chamaethomsonii (Tagg. & Forr.) Cowan & Davidian" by D. F. Chamberlain] brown; style & stigma deep red. Glands and leaves. On rocks at summit of pass [Annotated as "R. Chamaethomsonii (Tagg. & Forr.) Cowan & Davidian" by D. F. Chamberlain]