Rhododendron argyrophyllum subsp. hypoglaucum (Hemsl.) D.F.Chamb.

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1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition
to Western Hubei Province
People’s Republic of China
Rhododendron argyrophyllum Franchet
subsp. hypoglaucum (Hemsley)
Chamberlain
Shennongjia Forest District (31°30'N; 110°30'E):
vicinity of Qiujiaping. Elevation
1440-1650 meters. Steep slope in-,
mature, mixed deciduous-broad leaved
evergreen-coniferous forest. Shrub
ca. 4-5 m tall. Leaves white
beneath.
1980 Sino-Amer. Exped. No. 609	3	September 1980
Participants: B. Bartholomew (ce); D. E. Boufford (cm); A. L.
Chang (kun); Z. Cheng (wuhan inst. bot.); T. R. Dudley
(na); S. A. He (nas); Y. Jin (wuhan inst. bot.); O. Y. Li
(wh); J. L. Luteyn (ny); S. A. Spongberg (a); Y. C. Tang
(pe); J. X. Wan (wuhan inst. bot.); and T. Si Ying (pe).
Expedition conducted under the auspices of Academia Sinica & the
Botanical Society of America with funding by Academia Sinica &
support from the National Geographic Society.
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