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Rhododendron nivale J. D. Hooker subsp. boreale M. N. Philipson & Philipson
Determined by: Hans Eiberg, 8 July 2011
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Xizang (Tibet): Changdu (Chamdo) Xian. Old road from Changdu (Chamdo) to Toba and Jiangda (Gyamda) on Damala Shan. Meadow and dwarf (< 50 cm tall) Rhododendron nivale subsp. boreale thickets with Potentilla fruticosa and P. glabra. 31°11'46"N, 97°19'13"E; 4540-4650 m.
Forming thickets on slope. Shrubs 30-50 cm tall; calyx obsolete; corolla pink.
David E. Boufford, Bruce Bartholomew, Deren A. Eaton, Xin-Hui LI, Richard H. Ree, Bo XU, Ji-Pei YUE, Jian-Wen ZHANG & Xin-Xin ZHU
41116 25 July 2009
 
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