This is a small series of items relating to the section of Rhododendron giganteum - now named Rhododendron protistum found and collected by George Forrest and his collectors in Yunnan, China on the 15th March 1931. The series consists of the specimen itself, and two of its museum labels.
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A family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family. Ericaceae is made up mostly of shrubs and small trees, and its members are widely distributed, extending into the subarctic and along mountain chains through the tropics.
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Britannica Editors. "Ericaceae". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2017, https://www.britannica.com/plant/heath-family. Accessed 15 August 2026.