Is it some Rhododendron species ?

[Anil Thakur]

Respected Members,

Is it some Rhododendron species ?
Place: Chooddhar (Sirmour) H.P.
Altitude: more than 2500m
June 2014
Collected by our Peon

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[Anil Thakur]

Habit: A small shrub

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Habit: A small shrub- from Anil ji.

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[D.S Rawat]

Yes a Rhododendron species.

Looks close to R.anthopogon. BUT 2500m altitude is too low for this species which occur in alpine zones above 3200m.

DSRawat Pantnagar

[gurinder goraya]

Dears,
 
Dr. Rawat's observation is correct.
 
Churdhar (Dist. Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh) is a unique place where due to microclimatic conditions all four Rhododendron species of Himachal occur in a short distance of about 5 kms. The altitude, however, varies from about 2500 metres near Nohra (R. arboreum) to about 3400 m at Churdhar (R. campanulatum, R. lepidotum & R. anthopogon).  It is a treat to trek up to Churdhar during late May to early June to enjoy vast expanses of landscape covered with flowered Rhododendrons of different species..
 
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Dr. G S Goraya, IFS
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Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education,
New Forest, DEHRADUN-248 006.
Uttarakhand, India. 
 
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Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:19:01 -0800
From: drdsrawat...@gmail.com
To: indian...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [efloraofindia:210677] Re: Is it some Rhododendron species ?

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Adhikari ji.

 

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From: Dr. B S Adhikari
Date: 26 December 2014 at 09:10
Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:209385] Is it some Rhododendron species ?
To: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>

I hope this is from Himachal Pradesh. It is Rhododendron anthopogon

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Dr. Mao.

 

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From: Ashiho Mao
Date: 26 December 2014 at 10:33
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:209385] Is it some Rhododendron species ?
To: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>

Yes, its Rhododendron. It looks like R. camelliiflorum.

Dr. A. A. Mao

Scientist-E & H.O.O

Botanical Survey of India

Eastern Regional Centre

Shillong - 793003, India

[Anil Thakur]

Thank you Adhikari Ji and Garg Ji. Yes, it is from Himachal Pradesh.

Regards.

On 12/26/14, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Adhikari ji.
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> Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:209385] Is it some Rhododendron species ?
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> I hope this is from Himachal Pradesh. It is *Rhododendron anthopogon*

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[Abid Munshi]

Dear Thakur
The plant uploaded appears to be Rhododendron triflorum
Prof. A. H. Munshi

[Anil Thakur]

Respected Munshi Sir,

Thank you for your response. R. triflorum do not occurs in H.P. We
have only 5 species (R. anthopogon, R. arboreum, R. campanulatum, R.
hypenanthum and R. lepidotum) here.

Regards,

[Anil Thakur]

Thank you all. We had planed to visit Choordhar this year along with Dr. Balkar Singh, but finally have to cancel. We will surely visit this year. It has unique FLORA.
Thank you Dr. Goraya Ji.

Regards,

[J.M. Garg]

R. anthopogon ssp. hypenanthum as per Rhododendron species in Sikkim

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[Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur]

Garg ji, Yes, It is Rhododendron anthopogon. I had not seen this plant
earlier. Someone had brought this plant for me from Choordhar.
However, got the opportunity to meet this high altitude friend during
our Choordhar expedition with Dr. Gurcharan Singh Sir, Dr. Balkar ji
ans Dr. Nidhan Singh ji. I forgot to update my post in 2015 after our
expedition.

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On 4/11/20, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *R. anthopogon ssp. hypenanthum*
> <http://www.rhododendron.dk/anthopogon-hypenanthum.html> as per
> Rhododendron
> species in Sikkim
> <http://www.rhododendron.dk/sikkim-list.html?fbclid=IwAR0mURs6ixNo3MURl_26Ei7vNs7qOpcAxS7fkvxK7AvMzQ4qNxjsIl7DdJ4>

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[J.M. Garg]

As per Flora of Bhutan:

subsp. anthopogon; R. haemonium Balfour f. & Cooper, R. anthopogon D. Don var. haemonium (Balfour f. & Cooper) Cowan & Davidian.
Branches without persistent leaf bud scales; corolla (in Bhutan) usually pink or pinkish white sometimes (in Darjeeling and Sikkim) lemon-yellow.
subsp. hypenanthum (Balfour f.) Cullen; R. hypenanthum Balfour f.
Differs from subsp. anrhopogon in its branchlets which bear persistent lanceolate leaf bud scales at nodes; corolla creamy-white or yellow, sometimes (only in Bhutan) pink.

As the difference are difficult to judge from these images and Flora of Pakistan gives Rhododendron anthopogon D. Don as syn. of Rhododendron hypenanthum Balf. f., I am keeping it under Rhododendron anthopogon only for the time being.

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[Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur]

Garg ji, six years have passed since I had posted this. I am sure since 2015 that this one is only R. anthopogon. 

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