Rhododendron L.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Rhododendron

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 204, 08 Jan 1939

  • Location

    Myanmar. Kang-fang.

  • Habitat

    Temperate (Spruce-Tsuga) evergreen rain forest.

  • Description

    An umbrageous tree, up to 30 ft. high perhaps more. Truss several flowered. Capsule very small. Specimens may well be 100-200 years old.

  • Collection Notes

    Vernay-Cutting Expedition to North Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02651542

    Occurrence ID: 0ab82f56-bfa5-4d1f-ba0f-04a7b8770164

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Rhododendron L.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Myanmar

  • Locality

    Kang-fang.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2438 - 2743 m. (7999 - 8999 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    26.129, 98.5598

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    6115

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of elevation 2590m nearest to centre of Kangfang were located. linear extent was calculated as the halved distance between coordinates and centre of nearest named place, Pawahku. linear extent was used as the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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