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Title: RHODODENDRON ASTROPHORUM (ERICACEAE, RHODODENDRON SECT. SCHISTANTHE), A NEW MICRO-ENDEMIC SPECIES FROM CENTRAL PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES
A new micro-endemic species of Rhododendron is described and illustrated from botanical expeditions to the Victoria-Anepahan  Mountain Range on the island of Palawan. It closely resembles Rhododendron wilkiei but differs in having leaves with laminae that are  narrowly elliptic-oblanceolate, have adaxially indistinct venation, and are arranged in 4–8 active and mostly terminal pseudowhorls  along the length of the stem; bracts without scales on the margin; yellow flowers with a red corolla tube interior that is densely hairy  towards the base; and hairy anther filament bases. Morphological and geographical data place the species in Rhododendron sect.  Schistanthe. The new species, together with a first record of Rhododendron vidalii on Palawan as part of this research, represent the  tenth and eleventh members of this genus recorded from the island. A revised key to the Palawan species of Rhododendron is provided.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1754697 1754667
PAR ID:
10533618
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Edinburgh Journal of Botany
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Edinburgh Journal of Botany
Volume:
80
ISSN:
0960-4286
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1 to 14
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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