WorldFloraDB - Rhododendron ciliicalyx subsp. lyi

Characteristics

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. They have scales underneath. The flowers are funnel shaped and pale purple, pale red or white. The style is longer than the corolla.

More

Leaf blade abaxial surface scales less than 1 × their own diameter apart. Ovary 6-locular; style much longer than corolla. Fl. Apr.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

1.0 - 2.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

-

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in limestone areas. In Yunnan.

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	flowers
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°)	12 - 15
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:953271-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001250526
COL ID	4SG85
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
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Synonyms

Rhododendron lyi Rhododendron ciliicalyx subsp. lyi

WorldFloraDB 2024

Rhododendron ciliicalyx subsp. lyi (Lévl.) R.C.Fang

Subspecies