MS, April, 2023/02 Plant for id.

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M Sawmliana

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Apr 4, 2023, 8:38:25 AM4/4/23
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Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram
Altitude : ca.1,470 m
Date : 04-04-2023
Habit : Epiphytic shrub or climber ?
Habitat : Wild

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M.Sawmliana
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M Sawmliana

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Apr 4, 2023, 8:30:54 PM4/4/23
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Azalea sp. ??

J.M. Garg

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Apr 5, 2023, 5:37:07 AM4/5/23
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Can it be Rhododendron formosum var. inaequale:
https://efloraofindia.com/2014/04/28/rhododendron-formosum-var-inaequale/?
Experts may kindly confirm or otherwise pl. 

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Saroj Kasaju

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Apr 5, 2023, 6:18:38 AM4/5/23
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Looks matching to Rhododendron inaequale (C.B.Clarke) Hutch. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332623-1
Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju


J.M. Garg

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Apr 6, 2023, 3:47:18 AM4/6/23
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Thanks a lot, Sastry ji

On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 at 03:24, ark sastry <arks...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Your identification is correct. It is Rhododendron formosum Wallich var.inaequale(Hutchinson) Cullen. It is a stra
ggling shrub,often epiphytic. Flowers white with yellow blotch,very sweet scented. Distributed in N.E.India: ArunachalPradesh,Meghalaya,Manipur,Mizoram. 



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Saroj Kasaju

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Apr 6, 2023, 6:00:50 AM4/6/23
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Thank you Dr. Sastry for the confirming ID as Rhododendron inaequale (C.B.Clarke) Hutch. !


Saroj Kasaju


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