Rhododendron nigroglandulosum T.Nitzelius

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, 3–5 m tall; young shoots densely tomentose and short-glandular-hairy. Leaf blade leathery, lanceolate to oblong, 12–17 × 4–5 cm, tapering below to rounded base; apex obtuse, apiculate; abaxial surface with tawny, loosely 1-layered, woolly indumentum; adaxial surface glabrous. Inflorescence terminal, 8–10-flowered; rachis 10–15 mm. Pedicel reddish, 2–3 cm, floccose-tomentose; calyx lobes 5, ca. 1 mm, triangular, floccose-tomentose; corolla campanulate, deep pink initially, later yellowish pink, with conspicuous purple spots, 4–5 cm; ovary tomentose and shortly glandular-hairy; style glabrous. Capsule 15–20 × ca. 8 mm. Fl. Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
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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 nigroglandulosum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:968071-1
WFO ID wfo-0001229561
COL ID 4SGFX
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Synonyms

Rhododendron nigroglandulosum