Rhododendron kwangsiense Hu ex P.C.Tam

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, semievergreen, 1–3 m tall; young shoots slender, densely brown-strigose. Summer and winter leaves different. Petiole 3–6 mm, densely coarsely brown-strigose; leaf blade leathery, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate to obovate, 1.5–3.6 × 1–2 cm; base cuneate; margin slightly revolute; obscurely obtusely toothed; apex acuminate and mucronate or subrounded; both surfaces densely coarsely brown-strigose or abaxial surface coarsely brown-strigose along midrib, leaf blade otherwise glabrous. Inflorescence 5–8-flowered, rarely more. Pedicel 0.5–0.7 cm, densely red-brown-strigose; calyx obscure, densely red-brown-strigose; corolla narrowly funnelform, purple-red or pale purple, 2–2.5 × ca. 3 cm, tube narrowly cylindric, 12–15 mm; lobes long-lanceolate, ca. 1 cm, apex pointed; stamens 5, subequal, ca. 2.7 cm, exserted; filaments flat, glabrous; ovary ovoid, ca. 3 mm, dark brown, densely strigose; style ca. 2.8 cm, longer than stamens, glabrous. Capsule long-ovoid, up to 6 × ca. 4 mm, densely brown-strigose. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Jul–Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.0
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OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

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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 kwangsiense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:2902916-1
WFO ID wfo-0001229839
COL ID 4SG6T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhododendron kwangsiense Rhododendron kwangsiense var. salicinum Rhododendron kwangsiense var. subfalcatum Rhododendron kwangsiense var. kwangsiense Rhododendron mariae subsp. kwangsiense