Rhododendron argipeplum Balf.F. & R.E.Cooper

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, 2–7.5 m tall; young shoots ca. 4.5 mm in diam. below inflorescence, long-setose. Petiole stout, 10–20 mm, densely glandular-setose; leaf blade leathery, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 10.5–12.3 × 3.3–4 cm; base obtuse to rounded; margin reflexed; apex acute, with a sharp point; abaxial surface indumentum continuous, thinly yellowish brown floccose turning whitish later, hairs dendroid; midrib usually with a few bristles at base; adaxial surface moderately bullate, deep green, glabrous; midrib raised abaxially, impressed adaxially; lateral veins 12–17-paired, deeply impressed adaxially. Inflorescence densely umbellate, 10–20-flowered; rachis ca. 5 mm. Pedicel stout, 0.8–1.5 cm, densely glandular-setose; calyx red, fleshy; lobes 5, 5–10 mm, oblong or suborbicular, outside with a few glandular setae; margin glandular-ciliate; corolla tubular-campanulate, fleshy, deep red, ca. 3.2 × 3.5 cm, with 5 deep red nectar pouches at base, glabrous; lobes 5, rounded, ca. 1 × 1.8 cm, apex emarginate; stamens 8–10, unequal, 1–2 cm; filaments glabrous; anthers obovate, purplish red, 1.8–2 mm; ovary cone-shaped, ca. 4 mm, densely rufous-tomentose and glandular-hairy; style ca. 1.6 cm, glabrous; stigma small, punctiform. Capsule cylindric, straight or slightly curved, ribbed, 20–25 × 4.5–5.5 mm, blackish brown, with vestigial glandular hairs; calyx and style persistent. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Jul–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 7.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

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

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Distribution

Rhododendron argipeplum world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, and India

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331951-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048756
COL ID 6X6RL
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Synonyms

Rhododendron argipeplum Rhododendron macrosmithii