Rhododendron balfourianum Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs 1–4 m tall; young shoots glabrous, sparsely shortly glandular-hairy. Petiole 15–20 mm, glabrescent; leaf blade leathery, ovate-lanceolate to oblong-elliptic, 5–12 × 2.5–4.5 cm; base rounded or slightly cordate; apex acute or acuminate; abaxial surface indumentum 1-layered, thin or thick ± agglutinated or spongy, with or without surface pellicle; adaxial surface glabrous; midrib prominent abaxially, lateral veins concealed. Inflorescence racemose-umbellate, 5–7-flowered; rachis ca. 5 mm. Pedicel 1.5–2.5 cm, tomentose and densely short-glandular-hairy; calyx lobes 5, 6–10 mm, oblong-elliptic, sparsely shortly glandular-hairy outside, and margin glandular-ciliate; corolla funnel-campanulate, pale pink to pink, with crimson markings, 3.5–4 cm, lobes 5, rounded, deeply grooved; stamens 10, unequal, filaments pubescent at base; ovary 5–6 mm, densely short-glandular-hairy; style glabrous or shortly glandular-hairy, stigma discoid. Capsule oblong-cylindric, straight, 15–20 × 6–8 mm, calyx and style persistent. Fl. May–Jul, fr. Sep–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 4.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

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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 balfourianum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332000-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048861
COL ID 796RQ
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Rhododendron balfourianum Rhododendron balfourianum var. balfourianum