Rhododendron annae Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, evergreen, 1.5–2 m tall; older branches glabrous; young shoots stout, puberulent, sparsely glandular. Petiole cylindric, 10–20 mm, glabrous; leaf blade leathery, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 7–10 × 2–3.7 cm; base cuneate; margin slightly undulate; apex acuminate or obtuse; both surfaces glabrous; midrib slightly raised abaxially, deeply grooved adaxialy; lateral veins 12–16-paired, obscure. Inflorescence raceose-umbellate, 6–12-flowered, rachis usually glabrous. Pedicel 1–3 cm, densely stipitate; calyx lobes 5, 1–2 mm, suborbicular, gland-fringed; corolla open-campanulate or cup-shaped, creamy-white or pale rose, pure white or pink, with or without purple flecks, 2–3 cm, lacking nectar pouches; lobes 5, orbicular, 1.5–1.7 cm, emarginate; stamens 10, unequal, 1–2 cm, filaments glabrous; ovary conoid, 4–5 mm, densely glandular; style ca. 2 cm, glandular-hairy to tip. Capsule cylindric, 15–25 × 8–12 mm, glandular. Fl. Jun–Jul, fr. Aug–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or graftings.
Mode cuttings graftings
Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Rhododendron annae world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331930-1
WFO ID wfo-0001220769
COL ID 4SFDV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rhododendron annae Rhododendron annae subsp. annae

Lower taxons

Rhododendron annae subsp. laxiflorum