Plant Diversity ›› 2001, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (03): 1-3.

• Articles •    

Two New Varieties of Genus Rhododendron from Yunnan

GAO Lian-Ming LI De-Zhu   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Online:2001-06-25 Published:2001-06-25

Abstract: longisepalum R. C. Fang et C. H. YangRhododendron tutcherae Hemsl. & Wilson var. Glabrifoliu m L.M. Gao & D.Z. Li, var. Nov.A typo recedit lamina glabra, petiolo glabro, pedicello glabro vel sparsim pubes centibus.Yunnan Pingbian, Daweishan, Shuiweic heng,in evergreen broad-leaved forest, alt.1 930 m, 2000 -06-26, L. M. Gao 200135.(holotype, KUN). Paratype: Pingbian , Laojianshan, alt.1 940 m,1954-10-12, K.M. Feng 4 919 (KUN);Wenshan ,in forest, alt. 2 000 m, 1933-01- 23, H. T. Tsai 51627,(KUN). Viet Nam(: Lao Cai , alt.6 400 ft,1992-05-01, K.D. Rushforth, 2067(E.)……

Key words: Rhododendron tutcherae var. glabrifolium