Rhododendron guihainianum G.Z.Li

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Trees, 7–8 m tall; young shoots ca. 4 mm in diam., tomentose, glabrescent. Petiole stout, 1–2.5 cm, glabrous; leaf blade leathery, oblong-elliptic to oblanceolate-elliptic, 8–12(–16) × 3–4.5(–5.5) cm; base broadly cuneate; apex acute, mucronate; abaxial surface green, glabrous; adaxial surface pale green, glabrous; midrib prominent abaxially, grooved adaxially; lateral veins 13–16-paired. Inflorescence 5–8-flowered; rachis 10–20 mm, glabrous. Pedicel 1–2 cm, glabrous; calyx minute, discoid, 5-lobed, glabrous; corolla broadly campanulate, white to rose, with purple flecks and a blotch at base, 3–4.5 cm, outer surface glabrous; inner surface puberulent towards base; stamens 12–16, 1.5–3 cm, filaments puberulent below; ovary conoid, ca. 5 mm, glabrous; style ca. 2.5 cm, glabrous, stigma capitate, ca. 3 mm in diam. Capsule not known. Fl. Apr–May.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 7.0 - 8.0
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Cultivation

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

Rhododendron guihainianum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:987440-1
WFO ID wfo-0001234425
COL ID 4SFYX
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Synonyms

Rhododendron guihainianum