Enkianthus deflexus C.K.Schneid.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Enkianthus

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, deciduous, 1.5–5 m tall. Twigs subglabrous. Leaf petiole 0.5–1.5 cm, pubescent, hispidulous, or glabrous; leaf blade elliptic, obovate-elliptic, or oblong-elliptic, 3–7 × 1.5–3 cm, thinly papery, abaxially hispidulous on veins or glabrescent, adaxially sparsely shortly setulose and puberulous on veins or glabrous, midvein raised abaxially, adaxially slightly impressed, secondary and fine veins slender and inconspicuous, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, margin serrulate, apex acute. Inflorescence corymbose-racemose; rachis to 5–7 cm, many flowered, densely pubescent or scattered glandular pubescent. Pedicel flattened, terete, 1.5–3 cm, slender, densely pubescent, with glandular hairs or not. Calyx ciliolate; lobes ovate-triangular, 2–3 mm. Corolla white, brick red, or pale yellow, broadly campanulate, 0.8–1.5 cm; lobes erect, broadly triangular. Filaments puberulous. Ovary shortly setulose, pubescent, or glabrous; style pubescent to glabrous. Capsule pendulous, 5–7 mm; stalk erect or distinctly recurved, 2.5–3.5 cm. Fl. Apr–Jul, fr. Jun–Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 25 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Enkianthus deflexus unspecified picture

Distribution

Enkianthus deflexus world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Conservation status

Enkianthus deflexus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328068-1
WFO ID wfo-0000668068
COL ID 39VF2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhodora deflexa Enkianthus indicus Enkianthus himalaicus Enkianthus variegatus Meisteria deflexa Enkianthus deflexus var. acuminatus Enkianthus deflexus var. variegatus Enkianthus deflexus Enkianthus deflexus var. deflexus Enkianthus sulcatus