Rhododendron liaoxigense S.L.Tung & Z.Lu

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, up to 2 m tall; branchlets densely puberulous. Petiole 2–8 mm; leaf blade almost leathery, obovate-elliptic, 2.5–5.5 × 1.1–1.8 cm; base cuneate; apex obtuse or acute; abaxial surface yellowish white, scales dense, yellowish brown; adaxial surface green, sparsely scaly, glandlike, yellowish brown. Inflorescence racemose, more than 13-flowered. Pedicel 1.6–1.8 cm, puberulous; calyx lobes 5, lanceolate; corolla yellow, lobes 5, obovate; stamens 10, slightly longer than corolla; style longer than corolla. Capsule cylindric, 4–5 mm, scaly. Fl. Jun, fr. Jul–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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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 liaoxigense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:934623-1
WFO ID wfo-0001250588
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Synonyms

Rhododendron liaoxigense