Yes the most beautiful flowering tree in the Himalaya. Sir J.D.Hooker was amazed by the beauty of this tree and carried it to kew. Many ornamental Rhodos developed in Europe have blood of this tree in them. The specific epithet is always changed to "arboretum" by computers, it is " *arboreum*". Regards. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:27:02 AM UTC+5:30, Sukla Chanda wrote: > > > *Rhododendron arboretum Sm. (Ericaceae) * > > It is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a showy display of bright red > flowers. > > Rhododendron arboreum is the national > flower<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_flower>of > Nepal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal> and the state > tree<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tree>of > Uttarakhand <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand>. > > Place of photography: *Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary*, Lachung valley, > *North > Sikkim.* > > Date: May, 2008 > > > Thanks, > Sukla > ------------------------------------------------ > Sukla Chanda, PhD > Science & Education, > The Field Museum, Chicago IL. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
