White flower variant of <i>Rhododendron arboreum</i> subsp. <i>nilagiricum</i> (Ericaceae) from the Western Ghats, India

Arjun Thomas; J. Jameson

doi:10.36808/if/2025/v151i5/170390

White flower variant of Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Ericaceae) from the Western Ghats, India

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Arjun Thomas Department of Botany, St Albert's College (Autonomous) Kochi, 682018
J. Jameson Department of Botany, St Albert's College (Autonomous) Kochi, 682018

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i5/170390

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