Rhododendron decorum Franch. belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Rhododendron, Boufford, D 43730--China. Sichuan. S of SanJiaZhai. 14 May 2014. DSC06685 (3).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Rhododendron
Specific Epithet
decorum
Authorship
Franch.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
5/13/2014
Location
China, Sichuan, Ya'an (Baoxing)
30.808889, 102.724444
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.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao
Notes
In small undisturbed patch of ground next to large boulder. Tree can 3.5 m tall; flowers pleasantly fragrant; sepals green; corolla white or very pale pink, slightly yellow in throat; filaments white, anthers yellow.
