Rhododendron levinei Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, 1–4 m tall; young shoots sparsely scaly, hispid. Petiole 5–15 mm, scaly, densely villous; leaf blade leathery, elliptic or elliptic-obovate, 4–8 × 2–4 cm; base broadly cuneate to rounded; apex obtuse to broadly rounded, sometimes emarginate, apiculate; abaxial surface pubescent, scales slightly more than their own diameter apart; adaxial surface sparsely scaly, densely long-hispid, hairs caducous. Inflorescence terminal, cymose, 2–4-flowered. Pedicel 1–2 cm, densely scaly, hispid when young, stout in fruit; calyx deeply 5-lobed; lobes 8–10 mm, long-ovate, sparsely scaly, hispid; corolla broadly funnelform, white, with yellow marks inside, 5–8(–9) cm, outer surface glabrous; stamens 10, unequal, long ones reaching to half way up corolla lobes; filaments pubescent below; ovary densely scaly, pubescent; style densely scaly below. Capsule cylindric, ca. 20 mm, densely scaly. Fl. Mar–Apr, fr. Sep–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 4.0
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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 levinei world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332764-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048050
COL ID 4SG8Y
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Synonyms

Rhododendron levinei