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Rhododendron wattii

Wikipedia Abstract

Rhododendron wattii is a species of plant in the Ericaceae family. It is endemic to India. This species is highly questionable. It is not in cultivation. It is known only from a single drawing by Sir George Watt, made when he collected it on '“Ching Sow” in “Manipur” at 9,000 ft. in 1882.' The mountain has not been identified since under this name. At least one recent expedition to the area searching for this plant has failed to find it, even though the area is still largely unexploited . Seed collected at the time of the original sighting failed to produce plants of the same description, suggesting that this species was either a small local population or a single specimen of hybrid origin between R. macabeanum and R. arboreum.
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0