Rhododendron orbiculare Decne.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, rarely small trees, 1–4.5(–15) m tall; young shoots usually ca. 5 mm in diam., green, glabrous. Petiole cylindric, 30–70 mm, glabrous; leaf blade thickly leathery, oblong to orbicular, 5–12.5 × 5.5–10.5 cm; base cordate-auriculate to rounded, the lobes often overlapping; apex obtuse or rounded; both surfaces usually glabrous; abaxial surface glaucous; adaxial surface green; midrib raised abaxially, grooved adaxially; lateral veins 10–14-paired, impressed adaxially. Inflorescence 7-or 8-flowered; rachis 15–25 mm, glandular. Pedicel 2.5–3.5 cm, puberulent, glandular; calyx ca. 1.5 mm, margin undulate, glandular; corolla campanulate, rose, 3.2–3.5 cm, glabrous; lobes 6–8, ovate, 1.3–1.5 × ca. 1.8 cm, emarginate; stamens 11–14, 1–2 cm, filaments glabrous; ovary conoid, ca. 8 × 2.5 mm, densely glandular-hairy; style ca. 1.8 cm, glabrous; stigma capitate, ca. 2 mm in diam. Capsule cylindric, curved, 22–30 × 5–6 mm. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Aug–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 4.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Rhododendron orbiculare unspecified picture

Distribution

Rhododendron orbiculare world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333006-1
WFO ID wfo-0001229340
COL ID 4SGHP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhododendron orbiculare Rhododendron rotundifolium Rhododendron orbiculare subsp. orbiculare

Lower taxons

Rhododendron orbiculare subsp. cardiobasis