Rhododendron leptothrium Balf.f. & Forrest
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Rhododendron leptothrium Balf.f. & Forrest -
Collector(s)
F. Kingdon-Ward 460, 28 Mar 1939
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Location
Myanmar. Hpare.
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Habitat
Thickets.
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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.
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Collection Notes
Vernay-Cutting Expedition to North Burma.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02651491
Occurrence ID: 9280f49b-4816-40d9-b3e2-b5103eec96e0
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ericaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Asia
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Country
Myanmar
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Locality
Hpare.
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Elevation
Alt. 1524 m. (5000 ft.)
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Coordinates
25.8762, 98.4019
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
3730
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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.
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
VERNA Y-CUTTING EXPEDITION TO NORTH BURMA F. Kingdon Ward, no. 46 0 ««», \ rim ''Wm ^ ' Y * ^ „ t^vrtr. V- Wh. \e»V'. Hpare, alt. 50001. March 28, 1939. NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 02651491 On behalf of the American Museum of Natural History and the New York Botanical Garden 02651491
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Rhododendron leptothrium Balf.f. & Forrest