First record of Rhododendron arboreum var. roseum (Ericaceae) from the Western Himalaya, India

Autor: Dinesh Singh Rawat, Rajni Kant Thakur, Bipin Kumar Sinha, Sudhansu Dash, Deep Shekhar Das
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Forestry. 42:243-246
ISSN: 0971-9431
DOI: 10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-9tl0wx
Popis: Rhododendron arboreum Sm. var. roseum Lindl. is known only from the eastern part of the Indian Himalaya so far. The present communication is a documentation of this taxon from Bhyundar valley (Chamoli, Uttarakhand), extending its distributional range to the Western Himalaya. Detailed morphological description with its phenological, ecological and distributional information is presented. Its conservation status and a note are also provided.
Databáze: OpenAIRE