Rhododendron denudatum H.Lév.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, 3–6 m tall; branchlets stout, ca. 5 mm in diam., whitish or yellowish stellate tomentose when young, glabrescent. Petiole cylindric, 10–20 mm; leaf blade leathery, elliptic-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 10–16 × 2.5–5 cm; base cuneate; apex apiculate or acuminate; abaxial surface loosely yellowish tomentose; adaxial surface rugose, glabrous, midrib prominent abaxially, impressed adaxially; lateral veins 16–18-paired, prominent abaxially, impressed adaxially. Inflorescence 8–12-flowered; rachis ca. 5 mm, tomentose. Pedicel stout, 1–2 cm, densely yellowish tomentose; calyx lobes 5, ca. 1 mm, triangular; corolla campanulate, rose, with deep crimson flecks within, 3.5–4 cm, lobes 5, suborbicular, 1.5–2 cm; stamens 10–13, 2–3 cm, filaments glabrescent; ovary cylindric, 5–7 mm, yellowish tomentose; style 3–3.5 cm, glabrous. Capsule 15–20 × 6–8 mm, yellowish brown tomentose. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Aug–Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 2.75 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
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Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or graftings.
Mode cuttings graftings
Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Rhododendron denudatum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332319-1
WFO ID wfo-0001229472
COL ID 4SFSF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Rhododendron denudatum Rhododendron xanthoneuron