Rhododendron complexum Balf.F. & W.W.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Small shrubs, fastigiate or rounded, 0.08–0.6 m tall, much branched. Petiole 0.5–2 mm, scaly; leaf blade oblong, lanceolate to ovate, 0.35–1.2 × 0.16–0.65 cm; base cuneate or truncate; apex obtuse or rounded, mucronate or absent; abaxial surface scales contiguous, uniformly ferruginous; adaxial surface green, scales dense. Inflorescence 3–4(–6)-flowered. Pedicel 0.5–7.5 cm, scaly; calyx usually obsolete, lobes less than 1 mm; lobes triangular to rounded, scaly, margin scaly or ciliate, persistent in fruit; corolla tubular-funnelform, pale lilac to rose-purple, (0.9–)1.1–1.3 cm, tube 4–6 mm, outer surface glabrous, rarely puberulous, inner surface pubescent; stamens 5 or 6(–8), included in corolla tube, filaments pubescent towards base; ovary 1.2–2 mm, densely pale-scaly; style shorter than stamens. Capsule ovoid, ca. 5 mm, densely scaly. Fl. May–Jul, fr. Jul–Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.09 - 0.6
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

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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 complexum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332225-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048207
COL ID 4SFPC
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Synonyms

Rhododendron complexum