Rhododendron polylepis Franch.
Ericaceae
| Collection Number | Boufford, D 43676 |
| Collectors | D. E. Boufford, S. Christoph, C. Davidson & Y. D. Gao |
| Identified By | D. F. Chamberlain (E), 14/III/2019 |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 12 May 2014 |
| Country | China |
| province/SAR | Sichuan |
| prefecture-level | Ya'an |
| county-level | Baoxing |
| Location | Baoxing Xian. Mountain slope along side road E off state road G210 (between Huangdianzi and Yangliuping) at Guoba Yan, Hanbaiyu Shan. Remnant mixed deciduous forest on steep mountain slope, badly disturbed by quarrying operations, tree cutting and grazing. Dominant trees: Juglans, Acer (3 species), Cercidiphyllum, Tetracentron, Betula, Salix and Prunus with Viburnum, Ribes understory and occasional Pinus armandii. 2390 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | N 30 39 56 E 102 51 21 |
| Note | On landslide slope in open. Shrub ca. 2.5 m tall; stems leaning downhill; calyx green; corolla purple, paler in throat; filaments white, anthers red. |
Local Habitat
4.6km distance
| Location | China, Sichuan: Baoxing Xian., N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (provincial road S210) between Guobayan and Yangliuping along the Dong He (East River)., N 30 38 25 E 102 49 06 |
| Date | 14 May 2014 |
| Ecology | Slope on margin of river with mixed broadleaved deciduous forest of Cercidiphyllum, Kalopanax, Juglans, Populus, Salix, Euptelia and Pterocarya. |
