Rhododendron."] LXXXII. ERICACEAE. (C. B. Clarke.) 471 



EASTERN HIMALAYA; from E. Nipal to Bhotan, alt. 9-13,000 ft., J. D. H., &c. 



A shrub, 2-6 ft. Leaves 3 by 1 in., or 2 by l in., obtuse or acute, base obtuse 

 or rhomboid ; petiole -% in. Pedicels % in., scaly, rugose. Calyx-lobes f by ^ in., 

 glabrous or nearly so. Corolla-tube ^ by ^-3- in., lobes ^-J in. diam., orbicular, 

 entire. Stamens 12-16. Ovary 10-celled. Capsule % by ^ in., ellipsoid or sometimes 

 ovoid, rough with scales. Seeds linear-lanceolate, produced acutely at both ends; 

 testa close. 



30. R. leptocarpum, Nwtt. ms. leaves elliptic-oblong base narrowed 

 glabrous, corymbs many-flowered, calyx-lobes broadly elliptic obtuse, capsule 

 narrow curved. R. pumilum, Nutt. in Hook. Kew Journ. v. (1853) 354, not of 

 Hook. /. 



BHOTAN ; Oola Mts., alt. 7-8000 ft., Booth. 



A slender, alpine, branching shrub, l-2 ft. Leaves 3 by I'^l^- ia., subobtuse, 

 mucronate, finely reticulated above ; petiole in., rusty-scaly. Corymbs 7-10-flowered ; 

 pedicels (in fruit) 1-lf in., slender, glabrous, scaly. Calyx-lobes (in fruit) | in. long 

 and broad, glabrous. Corolla not seen. Capsule ~ by ^ in., rough "with scales. 

 Seeds linear-lanceolate ; testa close, produced acutely at both ends. The calyx and 

 leaves are exceedingly like those of R. camelliagflorum, but the scales beneath are not 

 so close, and the narrow capsule is very different. 



31. R. g-laucum, Hook. /. Rhod. Sikkim Himal. t. 17 ; leaves oblong 

 glabrous glaucous beneath scaly above, corymbs 4-10-flowered, calyx-lobes 

 ovate subacute scaly, corolla campanulate dull rose. Hook.f. in Journ. Hort. 

 Soc. Lond. vii. 78, 102 ; Hook. Sot. Mag. t. 4721 ; Fl. des Serres (1851-2) t. 

 672 ; Rev. Hortic. (1855) t. 11. Rhododendron sp., Griff. Itin Notes, 144. n. 

 691. 



SIKKIM and BHOTAN ; alt. 10-12,000 ft., Griffith, J. D. H., &c. 



A small shrub, 2 ft. Leaves 3 by 1|- in. (those on barren shoots often much 

 larger), subobtuse, mucronate, base rhomboid, lower surface with scattered glandu'ar 

 scales ; petiole |-i in. Pedicels -1 in., scaly ; bracts in., ovate, scaly, caducous. 

 Calyx-lobes ^ ^ by i in. Corolla ^ | in. ; lobes 5, emarginate. Stamens 10, filaments 

 woolly below. Ovary 5-celled, scaly. Capsule 3- by in., shortly ellipsoid. Seeds 

 minute, lanceolate ; testa closely, shortly produced at one end. 



32. R. pumilum, Hook. f. Rhod. Sikkim Himal. t. 14, not of Nutt. ; 

 leaves small elliptic obtuse glabrous, pedicels 1-3 together long r calyx-lobes 

 ovate-oblong obtuse r corolla widely funnel-shaped tube longer than the lobes 

 rose-coloured hairy without. Hook.f. in Journ. Hortic. Soc.. Lond. vii. 78, 102; 

 Fl. des Serres, vii. (1851-2) t, 667. 



SIKKIM HIMALAYA; Lachen, alt. 12-14,000 ft., J. D. H. 



A shrub, 3-8 in. Leaves \ by ^ in., often mucronate, rhomboid at the base, above 

 glabrous and naked, beneath with scattered scales ; petiole hardly any. Pedicels 

 l-2 in., glandular, erect. Calyx-lobes -^-^ in., in fruit I in., sometimes glandular- 

 scaly. Corolla | in., shortly 5-lobed. Stamens 10; filaments hairy below. Ovary 

 5-celled, scaly. Capsule % by -% in., ovate-oblong, erect on the erect pedicel. 



33. R. lepidotum, Wall. Cat. 758 ; leaves from obovate to lanceolate 

 glabrous not setose, pedicels 1-3 together long, calyx-lobes elliptic obtuse, 

 corolla yellow or dull purple tube short globose, lobes round wide spreading, 

 Royle III. 260, t. 64, fig. 1 ; DC. Prodr. vii. 724 ; Bot. Mag. tt. 4657, 4802, 

 6450 ; Lemaire Jard. Fleur. iv. 343 ; Hook, in Journ. Hort. Soc. Lond. vii. 81 , 

 104 ; Brand. For. FL 282. R. salignum and elseagnoides, Hook. f. Rhod. 

 Sikkim Himal. t. 23, A, B. R. obovatum, Hook. f. Rhod. Sikkim Himal. 

 Conspect. p. 6. 



TEMPERATE and ALPINE HIMALAYA; alt. 8-15,000 ft.; from Kashmir to Bhotan, 

 common. 



