Rhododendron fulgens from Chakrata
Balkar Arya
Rhododendron fulgens
"Burans"
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Dr Balkar Singh
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Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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tanay bose
FOC | Family
List | FOC Vol. 14 | Apiaceae 
| Rhododendron |
Shrubs, 1.5–4 m tall; young shoots and petioles glabrous. Petiole 10–25 mm; leaf blade leathery, oblong-ovate to obovate, 6–11 × 4.5–7 cm; base rounded or slightly cordate; apex rounded, apiculate; abaxial surface densely fulvous woolly, hairs fasciculate; adaxial surface glossy, glabrous. Inflorescence compactly racemose-umbellate, 8–14-flowered; rachis 10–20 mm. Pedicel ca. 1 cm, glabrous; calyx red, 1–2 mm, glabrous; corolla tubular-campanulate, fleshy, scarlet to blood-red, unspotted, 2–3.5 cm, with 5 dark red nectar pouches at base inside; lobes 5; stamens unequal, 1–2.2 cm, filaments white, or tinted pink at base, glabrous; ovary conical, 4–5 mm, glabrous; style slightly curved upwards, tinted pink, 1.5–1.7 cm, glabrous. Capsule narrowly elongate-cylindric, slightly curved, 5-valved, 10–30 × 4–8 mm. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Aug.
Rhododendron thickets, mountains; 3700–4500 m. S Xizang [Bhutan, NE India, Nepal, Sikkim].
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Juice of this trees flowers is used to drink as it is very delicious
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Pankaj Kumar
Rhododendron fulgens is not found in western Himalaya.
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Pankaj
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Ninad Raut
mentioned as family of Rhododendron)
Regards
Ninad
Pankaj Kumar
us who copy and paste unscrupulously, without checking much.
Thanks for pointing out. You may try writing a mail to eflora
especially the Ericaceae authors. They will certainly change it in no
time.
Dr. David F.Chamberlain of RBG Edinburgh is one of the authors for
Ericaceae and Rhododendrons on eflora of China.
D.Cham...@rbge.org.uk is his id.
Regards
Pankaj
Ninad Raut
Thanks and regards
Ninad
On Dec 19, 11:28 pm, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Many of such renowned websites have such human errors for sure. It's
> us who copy and paste unscrupulously, without checking much.
> Thanks for pointing out. You may try writing a mail to eflora
> especially the Ericaceae authors. They will certainly change it in no
> time.
>
> Dr. David F.Chamberlain of RBG Edinburgh is one of the authors for
> Ericaceae and Rhododendrons on eflora of China.
Balkar Arya
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