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- 1931-1960 (Creation)
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Born in Falkirk in 1873, George Forrest became one of Scotland's most prolific plant collectors, conducting seven expeditions in Yunnan province, S.W. China between 1904 and his death there in 1932.
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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.
For more information: (right click, open link in new tab) https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/14186
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There are herbarium specimens (F29465; E01428943 & F29466; E01428944) taken from the same tree in the RBGE Herbarium: (right click, open link in new tab) https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E01428943 https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E01428944
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Description created 03 September 2024 by L. Paterson.