Filed As:

Ericaceae
Rhododendron leptothrium Balf.f. & Forrest

Location:

Myanmar. Hpare. Alt. 1524m. (5000 ft.)

Collector(s):

F. Kingdon-Ward 460 with , 28 Mar 1939

Description:

Flowers purple. Pedicel and base of calyx with scattered gland headed hairs. Lower 1/3 and lower 1/2 of style, and ovary clothes with colourless vesicular hairs. Corolla glabrous, also leaves. Note a slight pubescence in corolla tube in bands opposite lobes.

Habitat:

Thickets.

Other:

Collection Notes: Vernay-Cutting Expedition to North Burma.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02651493
GUID: 0f25b1d6-8de5-4f3c-a111-f9c7d039a1d5

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012 (Coordinates of elevation 1525m nearest to centre of Hoare(=Hpare) were located. Linear extent was calculated as the halved distance between coordinates and centre of nearest named place, Hpyithpyaw. Linear extent was used as the uncertainty radius.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 3730
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (25.8762, 98.4019)

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