Rhododendron kyawii Lace & W.W.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Rhododendron kyawii Lace & W.W.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 51, 27 Nov 1938

  • Location

    Myanmar. Hpyepat.

  • Habitat

    Subtropical pine forest, on the shady side of the valley.

  • Description

    A large shrub or even a small tree with very large leaves softly pubescent below with stellate hairs.

  • Collection Notes

    Vernay-Cutting Expedition to North Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02651490

    Occurrence ID: 6c2ea2c7-df1f-4db2-82ea-4203abbd97ff

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Myanmar

  • Locality

    Hpyepat.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1219 - 1829 m. (3999 - 6001 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    25.9507, 98.2319

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    4785

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of elevation 1520m nearest to centre of Pyehpat (=Hpyepat) were located (Schweinfurth, 1975). Linear extent was calculated as the halved distance between coordinates and centre of the nearest named place, Lauhkaung. Linear extent was used as the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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