Rhododendron cephalanthum Franch.

Species

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Characteristics

Semiprostrate or semidecumbent shrubs, often contorted, rarely erect, 0.3–0.6(–1.5) m tall; branchlets short, thick, scaly; bud scales persistent, conspicuous, linear to lanceolate. Petiole ca. 3 mm, scaly; leaf blade aromatic, oblong-elliptic or oblong-ovate, 1–3.5 × 0.5–1.6 cm; base rounded; apex obtuse or rounded, mucronate; abaxial surface scales overlapping, arranged in 2–3 tiers, unequal, pale yellow-brown or reddish brown; adaxial surface dark green, shiny, glabrous. Inflorescence 5–10-flowered. Pedicel 0.2–0.5 cm, scaly; calyx lobes 4–7 mm, oblong or ovate, persisting to enclose mature capsule, scaly, margin long-ciliate; corolla narrowly tubular, with spreading lobes, white, pink, to rose, (0.8–)1.2–1.5(–2) cm, tube 6.5–13 mm, outer surface not scaly; inner surface densely pilose; stamens 5(–8), included in corolla tube, filaments puberulous towards base; ovary 1–2 mm, densely scaly; style thick, turbinate, nearly as long as ovary. Capsule ovoid, 3–4 mm, densely scaly. Fl. May–Jul, 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) 0.3 - 0.6
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use 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 cephalanthum world distribution map, present in China, India, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332132-1
WFO ID wfo-0001230904
COL ID 4SFLG
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Rhododendron chamaetortum Rhododendron cephalanthum