Rhododendron kasoense Hutch. & Kingdon-ward

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, sometimes epiphytic, 0.3–2 m tall; branches thin and dense; young shoots scaly. Petiole 5–15 mm, scaly; leaf blade lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 3–7 × 1–2.8 cm; base blunt or narrower; apex acute, acuminate or obtuse, apiculate; abaxial surface scaly, scales 1.5–3 × their own diameter apart, unequal, pale brown; adaxial surface scaly. Inflorescence terminal, subumbellate, 2-or 3-flowered; rachis 1–2 mm, scaly. Pedicel 0.4–0.6 cm, densely scaly; calyx 5-lobed; lobes ca. 0.5 mm, triangular, densely scaly abaxially; corolla tubular-campanulate, yellow, 1.6–2 cm, outer surface scaly; stamens 10, unequal, 0.8–1.9 cm; filaments densely villous in lower part; ovary 5-locular, densely scaly; style glabrous. Capsule cylindric, 9–18 mm, densely scaly.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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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 kasoense world distribution map, present in China, India, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332666-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048079
COL ID 4SG5P
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Synonyms

Rhododendron kasoense