Rhododendron arboreum var. cinnamomeum (wall. ex G.don) Lindl.

Variety

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron > Rhododendron arboreum

Characteristics

Leaf blade abaxial surface with indumentum 2-layered, upper layer loosely brown-floccose, lower layer compact, fawn to white. Corolla pink to carmine, occasionally white.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 6.5 - 16.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses -
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 -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Rhododendron arboreum var. cinnamomeum world distribution map, present in China, Nepal, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60445278-2
WFO ID wfo-0001275654
COL ID 7MJH4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhododendron cinnamomeum Rhododendron campbelliae Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum Rhododendron arboreum subsp. campbelliae Rhododendron arboreum var. cinnamomeum