Rhododendron bonvalotii Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs; young shoots glabrous. Petiole cylindric, 5–8 mm, shortly glandular-hairy; leaf blade elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, 4–5 × ca. 1.5 cm; base obtuse or rounded; margin revolute; apex acute; abaxial surface greenish, glabrous; adaxial surface deep green, slightly shiny, with 2–4 longitudinal ridges towards the apex; midrib prominently raised abaxially, grooved adaxially; lateral veins 12–14-paired, obscure. Inflorescence racemose-umbellate, usually 4-or 5-flowered; rachis stout, ca. 15 mm, shortly glandular-hairy. Calyx lobes 5, ca. 4 mm, ovate or irregularly suborbicular, fringed with glands; corolla campanulate, pale pink, 2–2.5 cm, lobes 5, suborbicular, ca. 1 × 1.5 cm, emarginate; stamens 10, 1–1.5 cm, unequal, filaments glabrous; ovary ovoid, 4–6 mm, densely glandular; style glandular to tip. Capsule not known.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Distribution

Rhododendron bonvalotii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332033-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048916
COL ID 4SFHJ
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Synonyms

Rhododendron bonvalotii