Rhododendron changii (Fang) W.P.Fang

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–1.5 m tall; branches cylindric; young shoots tinged with purple, thinly hispid. Petiole ca. 3 mm or nearly sessile, scaly, hispid; leaf blade leathery, oblong-elliptic or early oblong, 3–4.5(–5.5) × 2–2.5(–3) cm; apex and base rounded; abaxial surface pale green, scales nearly contiguous; adaxial surface deep green, without scales; lateral veins inconspicuous on both surfaces. Inflorescence terminal, cymose, (2-)3-or 4-flowered. Pedicel 0.5–0.8 cm, scaly, without hairs; calyx lobes ca. 10 mm, oblong-ovate, scaly; corolla funnelform-campanulate, deep yellow, 3.5–4 cm, tube 18–20 mm, outer surface scaly on lobes; lobes ± rounded, 1.5–2 cm; stamens 10, as long as or slightly shorter than corolla; filaments white-pubescent in lower 2/3; ovary 5-locular, densely scaly; style 4–4.5 cm, glabrous. Capsule cylindric-ovoid, 12–15 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
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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 changii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:913263-1
WFO ID wfo-0001219686
COL ID 4SFM3
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Synonyms

Rhododendron changii Rhododendron valentinianum var. changii