Rhododendron brachypodum W.P.Fang & P.S.Liu

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, ca. 4 m tall; old branches nearly glabrous; young shoots sparsely pubescent and glandular. Petiole 5–7 mm, sparsely pubescent; leaf blade papery, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, rarely oblong-elliptic, 7–10 × 2.5–3 cm; base cuneate to obtuse; apex acuminate to acute; abaxial surface scales 3–4 × their own diameter apart, pale yellow, sparsely pubescent, densely hispid along veins; adaxial surface deep green, sparsely pubescent. Inflorescence terminal, umbellate, 3–5-flowered. Pedicel 0.8–1.4 cm, densely scaly, sparsely glandular; calyx reduced to a rim or unequally lobed, 1–2 mm; corolla funnelform-campanulate, pale green, 2.5–3 cm, outer surface sparsely scaly, inner surface glabrous; lobes elliptic, ca. 1.5 cm; stamens 10, unequal, 2–3 cm, longer than corolla; filaments pubescent below, anthers purple; ovary densely scaly; style longer than corolla, glabrous. Capsule cylindric, 16–18 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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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 brachypodum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:900759-1
WFO ID wfo-0001249368
COL ID 4SFHT
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Synonyms

Rhododendron brachypodum