*Rhododendron arboreum* Sm., Exot. Bot. t. 6,. 1805.
Local name: Buras
Tree rhododendron
Evergreen tree up to 12 m tall, leaves leathery, up to 15 cm long,
lanceolate to oblong, glabrous on upper surface, silvery scales beneath,
usually clustered at ends of branches; flowers crimson red, in dense
terminal clusters, pedicels and bracts covered with hairs; sepals ovate;
corolla campanulate, 4-6 cm long; stamens 10; capsule up to 2.5 cm long,
cylindrical, woolly.
Photographed from Ukhimath, Uttarakhand on 31 May, 2013
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
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