Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Taxon
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Taxon
Rhododendron hyacinthosmum (Vireya)
Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay District)
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Comments:
History: Original collection by Canon Norman Cruttwell in 1969 in the Milne Bay District of Papua New Guinea and seed sent to Australia in 1971 which has produced most of those in cultivation. Some plants grown under this name show signs of hybridisation.
Locations
1:
Kokopu (west side) V7
(T3/V7)
• Accession: T3/2005-0011
2:
• Accession: T3/2013-0111 (2) • Provenance: Garden
3:
• Accession: T3/2016-0248 • Provenance: Garden
4:
Vireya (south side) V3
(T3/V3)
• Accession: T3/2013-0111/A • Provenance: Garden
Area
Individual