Rhododendron leiboense Z.J.Zhao

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, epiphytic, ca. 1 m tall; young shoots slender, sparsely glandular. Leaf blade leathery, elliptic, spathulate or ovate-spathulate, 1.6–2.4 × 0.6–1.2 cm; base narrow; apex truncate and emarginate; abaxial surface pale yellowish, scales 2–3 × their own diameter apart; adaxial surface dark green, glabrous; lateral veins inconspicuous. Inflorescence terminal, umbellate, 2-flowered. Pedicel brown, slender, 0.15–0.2 cm, densely scaly; calyx lobes 5, ca. 2 mm, triangular, apex rounded, base densely scaly; corolla campanulate, yellow, ca. 1.2 cm, tube ca. 8 mm; outer surface sparsely scaly; stamens 10, unequal, 0.7–1 cm, shorter than corolla; anthers ca. 2 mm; ovary densely scaly; style stout, erect or arched, 3–4 mm; stigma capitate, truncate. Capsule not known.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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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 leiboense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:932264-1
WFO ID wfo-0001250634
COL ID 4SG87
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Synonyms

Rhododendron leiboense