Rhododendron amandum Cowan

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1.3–1.6 m tall; young shoots scaly. Petiole 4–5 mm, densely scaly and hispid; leaf blade leathery, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 5–8.5 × 2–3.5 cm; base blunt to rounded; apex obtuse, apiculate; abaxial surface scales ca. 0.5 × their own diameter apart, brown, midrib slightly hairy; adaxial surface without scales, midrib hispid. Inflorescence terminal, shortly racemose or cymose, 2-or 3-flowered; rachis 2–3 mm, scaly and densely pubescent. Pedicel 0.6–1 cm, densely scaly; calyx red, deeply 5-lobed to base; lobes ca. 10 mm, ovate or oblong ovate, scaly; corolla funnelform, campanulate, 5-lobed, pale yellow, 3–3.8 cm, outer surface sparsely scaly, without hairs; stamens 10, unequal, 1.9–2.4 cm, filaments pubescent below; ovary 5-locular, densely scaly, otherwise glabrous; style shorter than corolla, longer than stamens, scales absent. Capsule not known.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.3 - 1.6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Distribution

Rhododendron amandum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331917-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048055
COL ID 4SFDG
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Rhododendron amandum