Occurrence

Boufford, D 43676

Rhododendron polylepis Franch.

5/11/2014

China

This occurrence of Rhododendron polylepis Franch. (Boufford, D 43676) was collected on 5/11/2014 in China. Flora of the World includes 22 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Rhododendron, Boufford, D 43676--China. Sichuan. GuoBaYan, HanBaiYu Shan. 12 May 2014. DSC05373 (74).JPG

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Rhododendron

Specific Epithet

polylepis

Authorship

Franch.

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Boufford, D 43676

Collection Date

5/11/2014

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao

Remarks

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.

Geographic Information

Country

China

State/Province

Sichuan

Coordinates

30.808889, 102.724444

Location

China, Sichuan

Location Remarks

Baoxing Xian. N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (state road G210); Xinzhazi Gou (known locally as Mahuang Gou) just N of Jiajin Shan National Forest Park. Clearings and small remnant forest of Populus and Salix, but with planted trees of Pinus, Larix and Picea, in flat areas along rocky stream bed. Entire area severely grazed by animals, mostly goats, and extensively rutted by pigs. 2415-2500 m elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.