Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6840, 27 Oct 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden, north side of eastern twin lake, ca 190 m west (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 1350 m north (by air) of Fordham Rd./US 1/Pelham Parkway.

  • Habitat

    Second growth of native and exotic trees.

  • Description

    Shrub from a twisted woody stem, apparently producing several shoots within a radious of about 2 m, the stem 2.5 cm diam; bark brown, smooth; apical shoots elongate above a whorl of lateral branches.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01087300

    Occurrence ID: b4e7e8e8-642f-4075-b5ee-e9803db87ad5

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122156, D. E. Atha 6840, Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    The New York Botanical Garden, north side of eastern twin lake, ca 190 m west (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 1350 m north (by air) of Fordham Rd./US 1/Pelham Parkway

  • Elevation

    Alt. 17 m. (56 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8679, -73.8761

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Rhododendron periclymenoides
(Michx.) Shinners
det. D. Atha (NY), 2015	^	G{	/	\JS
The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New
York Botanical Garden, north side of eastern twin lake, ca
190 m west (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 1350 m north
(by air) of Fordham Rd./US 1/Pelham Parkway.
40.867900N, 73.876060W, ca 17 m (Coordinates and
elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map;
accurate to within a radius of ca 10 m). Second growth of
native and exotic trees.
Shrub from a twisted woody stem, apparently producing
several shoots within a radious of about 2 m, the stem 2.5 cm
diam; bark brown, smooth; apical shoots elongate above a
wlldri of lateral branches.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6840	27	Oct	2008
Specimen databased at NY in KE Emu.
01087300