Rhododendron ciliicalyx Franch.

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–2 m tall; old branches gray-white, bark peeling, glabrous; young shoots brown, sparsely scaly, densely yellow-hispid. Petiole 6–10 mm, sparsely scaly; leaf blade oblong-elliptic, narrowly ovate to oblong-elliptic, 4.5–7 × 1.5–4.5 cm; base cuneate; apex acute; abaxial surface gray-green, scales 0.5–1.5 × their own diameter apart, unequal, brown; adaxial surface sparsely scaly when young; midrib and lateral veins raised abaxially, concave adaxially; lateral veins 8-paired, thin. Inflorescence umbellate, 2-or 3-flowered. Pedicel 0.6–1 cm, densely scaly; calyx undulate, 5-lobed; lobes to 6 mm, rounded or triangular, densely scaly; corolla broadly funnelform, pale purple, pale red or white, 3–5 cm, outer surface not scaly but pubescent; lobes ovate, as long as tube; stamens 10, unequal, shorter than corolla; filaments sparsely pubescent below, anthers ca. 6 mm; ovary 5(or 6)-locular, densely scaly; style as long as stamens, basal half scaly. Capsule cylindric-ovate, 10–20 mm, densely scaly. Fl. Apr, fr. Oct–Dec.
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A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. Young shoots have dense yellow hairs. The leaves are oblong and 5-7 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base and taper to the tip. The flowers are funnel shaped and pale purple, pale red or white.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In China it grows on dry rocky mountain slopes between 1,000-3,100 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses material
Edible flowers
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Images

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Distribution

Rhododendron ciliicalyx world distribution map, present in China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Rhododendron ciliicalyx threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332190-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048064
COL ID 4SFN8
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Synonyms

Rhododendron missionarium Rhododendron pseudociliicalyx Rhododendron ciliicalyx Rhododendron ciliicalyx subsp. ciliicalyx

Lower taxons

Rhododendron ciliicalyx subsp. lyi