Replication data for: Effect of elevation and latitude on spring phenology of Rhododendron at Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, East Nepal

In the mountains, it is elevation gradients that govern the change in temperature. Generally, temperature in mountainous regions decreases with increasing elevation at a lapse rate of about 0.6°C every 100m. With a lapse rate of 0.6°C / 100 m of elevation, a plant population spread over 500 m of elevation range will experience mean temperature differences of c. 3°C. In this paper effect of elevation on spring phenology of R. arboreum spread over 600 m in steep mountain slopes was discussed.