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A REASSESSMENT OF THE STATUS OF THREE TAXA WITHIN THE RHODODENDRON FORMOSUM COMPLEX (ERICACEAE: SUBSECT. MADDENIA) FROM NORTHEAST INDIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2017

A. A. Mao ,
D. K. Roy  and
K. Rushforth
A. A. Mao*
Affiliation:
Eastern Regional Centre, Botanical Survey of India, Lower New Colony, Laitumkhrah, Shillong – 793 003, Meghalaya, India
D. K. Roy
Affiliation:
Eastern Regional Centre, Botanical Survey of India, Lower New Colony, Laitumkhrah, Shillong – 793 003, Meghalaya, India
K. Rushforth
Affiliation:
The Shippen Ashill, Cullompton EX15 3NL, England, UK
*
E-mail for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

A taxonomic investigation of the Rhododendron formosum complex in Northeast India was carried out. Both Rhododendron iteophyllum Hutch. and Rhododendron inaequale Hutch. are reinstated as distinct species using taxonomic characters based on comparing living plants. Detailed taxonomic accounts of Rhododendron formosum, R. iteophyllum and R. inaequale are provided, along with photographic illustrations.

Keywords

MaddeniaNortheast IndiaRhododendron formosum complexRhododendron inaequaleRhododendron iteophyllum
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , November 2017 , pp. 265 - 279
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2017) 

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