Filed As:

Ericaceae
Rhododendron dendricola Hutch.

Location:

Myanmar. Ngawchang Valley, Hkamhkam to Black Rock. Alt. 1219m. (3999 ft.)

Collector(s):

F. Kingdon-Ward 281 with , 10 Feb 1939

Description:

A bushy shrub, larger or smaller, according to situation. Superficially very like no. 280, but leaves much more laxly lepidote. Truss 4-flowered, capsule smaller, seeds coffee coloured, leaves sparsely lepidote beneath, bud scales lepidote, the flower buds larger and less pointed than those of no. 280.

Habitat:

On rocks in river beds. Often with no. 280, but commoner.

Other:

Collection Notes: Vernay-Cutting Expedition to North Burma.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02651471
GUID: e4a0803b-7dc6-47b0-af70-4c3a79cc80a6

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012 (Coordinates of elevation 1219m nearest to the midpoint of Hkamhkam and Blackrock were located (Schweinfurth, 1975). Linear extent was calculated as the halved distance between coordinates and centre of nearest named place, Ba Le. Linear extent was used as the uncertainty radius.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 3695
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (26.0342, 98.4475)

Distribution:

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