Rhododendron lepidotum Wall. ex G.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Small shrubs, evergreen, 0.5–1.5(–2) m tall. Petiole 2–4 mm, scaly; leaf blade ± leathery, obovate, obovate-elliptic, or oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, (0.4–)1.2–2.4(–3.8) × (0.2–) 0.4–1.4(–1.8) cm; apex mucronate; abaxial surface pale grayish green, scales overlapping to 0.5 × their own diameter apart, yellow-green or brown, rims broad and translucent; adaxial surface dark green, scales dense. Inflorescence 1–3(–4)-flowered. Pedicel (0.1–)0.2–2.5(–3.8) cm, scaly; calyx reddish; lobes 2–4 mm, variable in shape, ovate, oblong to rounded, persistent, scaly, ciliate; corolla broadly campanulate, white, pink, red to purple or yellow, often with darker spots, 0.9–1.7 cm, scaly; stamens (8–)10, longer than corolla, filaments densely pubescent towards base or for up to 2/3 of their length; ovary densely scaly; style sharply deflexed, short, glabrous. Capsule 4–8 mm, densely scaly. Fl. May–Jul, fr. Jul–Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.5
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Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests, scrub, grassy slopes, moorlands, rocks; at elevations from 1,700-4,200 metres, most commonly between 3,000-3,600 metres.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Stimulant (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Minimum temperature (C°) -30
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Rhododendron lepidotum unspecified picture

Distribution

Rhododendron lepidotum world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332747-1
WFO ID wfo-0001230889
COL ID 4SG8F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhododendron sinolepidotum Rhododendron lepidotum