Rhododendron scortechinii King & Gamble

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Rhododendron scortechinii King & Gamble

  • Collector(s)

    E. Soepadmo 191, 08 May 1990

  • Location

    Malaysia. Pahang. Malay Peninsula, Gunung Ulu Kali.

  • Habitat

    Montane forest.

  • Description

    Small tree, 4 m tall; leaves spiral but pseudo-whorls, margin smooth; flowers terminal, solitary, sepals 5, petals 5, orange-red.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04394798

    Occurrence ID: 528ba06d-ca78-4034-bfc9-ff9a58a577cd

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Malaysia

  • State/Province

    Pahang

  • Locality

    Malay Peninsula, Gunung Ulu Kali

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1772 m. (5814 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.45, 103.8

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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21o\ TAS
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
ERICACEAE
Rhododendron scortechinii K. & G.
Det. By:
Field Char: Small tree, 4 m tall; leaves spiral
but pseudo-whorls, margin smooth; flowers
terminal, solitary, sepals 5, petals 5,
orange-red.
Locality: Malay Peninsula, Gunung Ulu Kali,
Pahang.
Habitat: Montane forest.
1772 m, 3°27’N X 103°48’E
E. Soepadmo and M. Suhaimi sl91, May 8, 1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6603821-P, Q6603986-T.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of
Natural History and University of Malaya.
04394798