Dear Garg Sir, Just out of curiosity i wanted to know what is *Rhododendron* ? What i learned -
- extensively hybridized, including natural hybrids... 28,000 cultivars - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron#Hybrids - id key of three species - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=316413 - id key of *R. fulgens* - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242343896 - though the above site describes "... abaxial surface densely fulvous woolly.." yet pics found, i think, matches this post - http://www.esveld.nl/htmldiaen/r/rhfulg.php - yet another - http://asperupgaard.dk/garden/plantegrupper/rhododendron/rhododendron_fulgens/slides/24-05-05kodak_170.html - one more - http://www.dungevalley.co.uk/Makalu%20and%20Everest/05_Rhododendron_Fulgens_web.jpg sourced from - http://www.dungevalley.co.uk/nepal%20makalu%20&%20everest.htm - bud found - http://hirsutum.info/rhododendron/species/detail.php?id=449 - very short description - http://www.rhododendron.org/descriptionS_taxon.asp?ID=76 - various species - http://www.rhododendron.dk/!ff.html Thank you & Regards, Surajit Koley On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 7:38 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “I am afraid Miss Mohina this *does not appear to be R. fulgens*, R. > fulgens has shaggy (light brown) hair on the underside of leaves. [This > does not appear in few leaves that show underside (?)] > > Sincerely, > Eapsa ” > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: mohina macker <[email protected]> > Date: 26 May 2012 12:07 > Subject: [efloraofindia:117652] rhododendron fugens > To: [email protected] > > > rhododendron fugens, from ericaceae family > sandakhphu, singalila national park > second week of april this year > unfortunately it was not in bloom > reference flowers of india > > regards > mohina macker > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
