Rhododendron amundsenianum Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Small shrubs, to 0.5(–1) m tall; branchlets short, with dense flaky scales; bud scales deciduous. Petiole 1–2 mm, scaly; leaf blade oblong-ovate, broadly elliptic or orbicular, 0.9–1.5(–1.8) × 0.5–0.7(–0.9) cm; base truncate or broadly cuneate; apex rounded with a short reflexed mucro; abaxial surface uniformly rusty brown, scales irregularly contiguous; adaxial surface green, matt, scales contiguous or overlapping, amber. Inflorescence usually 3-flowered. Pedicel 0.2–0.3 cm, scaly; calyx lobes 4–5 mm, ovate, scaly, margin densely ciliate, persistent in fruit; corolla and stamens unknown; style ca. 1.5 cm, densely pilose towards base. Capsule ovoid, ca. 5 mm, densely scaly. Fl. Apr–May.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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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 amundsenianum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331924-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048212
COL ID 4SFDN
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Synonyms

Rhododendron amundsenianum