Rhododendron eudoxum Balf.F. & Forrest

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Dwarf shrubs, 0.3–1.2(–1.8) m tall; bark gray-brown, usually falling off in flakes; shoots 2.2–2.4 mm in diam. below inflorescence; young shoots tomentose, with a few weak setae. Petiole 5–10 mm, tomentose, intermixed with a few setulae; leaf blade leathery, long-elliptic to oblong-obovate, 2.3–3 × 0.8–1.4 cm; base cuneate; margin revolute; apex obtuse or rounded, apiculate; abaxial surface whitish to brownish, indumentum thin, discontinuous; adaxial surface green, glabrous; midrib grooved adaxially; lateral veins 7–9-paired, impressed adaxially. Inflorescence umbellate, 3–5(–10)-flowered. Pedicel 1–1.2 cm, tomentose, also glandular; calyx cupular when well-developed, undulate, 2–7 mm, sparsely tomentose, glandular; corolla tubular-campanulate to campanulate, fleshy, pink to rose-carmine, 2.5–4 cm, with 5 nectar pouches at base, lobes 5, emarginate; stamens 10, 1–1.6 cm filaments glabrescent; ovary ovoid, 3.4–4 mm, predominantly glandular to predominantly tomentose; style ca. 2.8 cm, glabrous. Capsule cylindric, ca. 12 mm, with vestigial glands. Fl. Jun, fr. Oct–Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.2
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-7

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

Rhododendron eudoxum unspecified picture

Distribution

Rhododendron eudoxum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332393-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048702
COL ID 6X6RW
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rhododendron trichophlebium Rhododendron trichomiscum Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. eudoxum Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. trichophlebium Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. trichomiscum Rhododendron temenium subsp. albipetalum Rhododendron eudoxum Rhododendron temenium subsp. rhodanthum Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. trichomiscum Rhododendron eudoxum var. eudoxum

Lower taxons

Rhododendron eudoxum var. brunneifolium Rhododendron eudoxum var. mesopolium