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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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Section of Rhododendron protistum [Rhododendron giganteum] felled by George Forrest's collectors in March 1931.
Forrest, George
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