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RHODODENDRON STANLEYI S.JAMES & ARGENT: A NEW RHODODENDRON SPECIES (ERICACEAE, SUBGENUS VIREYA) FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

S. A. James  and
G. Argent
S. A. James
Affiliation:
iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611–7800, USA.
G. Argent*
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK.
*
Author for correspondence. E-mail: g.argent@rbge.org.uk
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Abstract

Rhododendron stanleyi S.James & Argent is described as a new species from Mount Yule, Central Province, Papua New Guinea. Its morphological position in the subgenus is discussed and the differences given from the most closely similar species. A note on the habitat and conservation assessment is also provided.

Keywords

Ericaceaenew speciesPapua New GuineaRhododendronsubgenus Vireya
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 74 , Issue 2 , July 2017 , pp. 163 - 168
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2017) 

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