Rhododendron cavaleriei H.Lév.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, 2–3(–8) m tall; branchlets thin. Petiole 9–15 mm, glabrous; leaf blade lanceolate or oblanceolate, 7–10(–15) × 2.5–3 cm; base cuneate or narrowly cuneate; apex acuminate and mucronate; midrib prominent adaxially. Inflorescence terminal, umbellate, 10–15(–17)-flowered. Pedicel 2.5–4 cm, densely gray-pubescent; calyx lobes obscure, rarely linear, pubescent or glabrous; corolla narrowly funnelform, white to rose, ca. 4 cm, tube narrowly cylindric, ca. 10 mm; lobes oblong-lanceolate, 1.9–2.5 cm; stamens 10, slightly shorter than, or as long as the corolla, filaments pubescent below middle; ovary long-ovate, ca. 5 mm, densely white-pubescent; style up to 4.5 cm, longer than stamens, exserted, glabrous. Capsule cylindric, apex acuminate, 30–40(–55) × 3–5 mm, densely brown-pubescent. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Sep–Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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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 cavaleriei world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332129-1
WFO ID wfo-0001229733
COL ID 4SFLD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhododendron cavaleriei Rhododendron dentampullum Reevesia esquirolii Rhododendron henryi var. pubescens