Rhododendron lutescens Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–3 m tall; young shoots sparsely scaly. Petiole 5–9 mm, sparsely scaly; leaf blade papery, lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 4–9 × 1.5–2.5 cm; base broadly cuneate to rounded; apex acuminate, apiculate; abaxial surface scales 5.5–6 × their own diameter apart, yellow or brown; adaxial surface sparsely scaly; midrib and lateral veins slender; lateral veins 12-paired, inconspicuous on both surfaces. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, 1–3-flowered. Pedicel 0.4–1.5 cm, scaly; calyx undeveloped, undulate, 5-lobed or rimlike, 0.5–1 mm; corolla broadly funnelform-campanulate, 5-lobed to the middle, yellow, 2–2.5 cm, outer surface sparsely scaly and densely pubescent; lobes oblong; stamens 10, unequal, long ones longer than corolla, with fewer hairs, shorter stamens with filament base densely villous; ovary 5-locular, densely scaly; style glabrous. Capsule cylindric, ca. 10 mm. Fl. Mar–Apr.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.7
Flower color
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Environment

Hillsides, scrub, hedges and forest edges usually fully exposed to the sun; at elevations from 1,750-3,000 metres. Wet areas in mixed forests, thickets on limestone slopes.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 1-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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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Images

Rhododendron lutescens unspecified picture

Distribution

Rhododendron lutescens world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332816-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048159
COL ID 796D4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhododendron costulatum Rhododendron lemeei Rhododendron blinii Rhododendron lutescens