Rhododendron anthopogonoides Maxim.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Small, erect shrubs, 1–1.5(–2) m tall; branchlets thick, scaly; bud scales deciduous. Petiole 2–4(–5) mm, scaly; leaf blade aromatic, ovate-elliptic, broadly elliptic or ovate, (1.5–)2–3.5(–4.7) × 1–1.8(–2.3) cm; base rounded or truncate; apex obtuse or rounded, mucronate; abaxial surface scales overlapping, arranged in several tiers, reddish brown or dark brown plastered; adaxial surface bluish green, matt, sparsely scaly or glabrous. Inflorescence 10–20-flowered. Pedicel 1–2 cm, not scaly; calyx lobes 3–4(–4.5) mm, oblong-obovate or elliptic-ovate, persisting to enclose mature capsule, scales absent, margin erose, ciliate and with a few scales; corolla narrowly tubular-funnelform, with spreading lobes, aromatic, greenish white, greenish yellow or whitish pink, 1–1.4 cm, tube 5–11 mm, outer surface not scaly; inner surface densely pilose; stamens 5, included in corolla tube, filaments glabrous; ovary 1–2 mm, scaly; style turbinate, nearly as long as ovary, glabrous. Capsule ovoid, 3–4.5 mm, scaly. Fl. Jun–Jul, fr. Aug–Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesics (flower), Diarrhea (flower), Skin diseases (leaf), Skin diseases (stem)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Rhododendron anthopogonoides world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331935-1
WFO ID wfo-0001219688
COL ID 4SFDZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhododendron anthopogonoides