Rhododendron phaeochrysum Balf.F. & W.W.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–4.5 m tall; shoots white-floccose, glabrescent. Petiole 10–15 mm, floccose, soon glabrescent; leaf blade leathery, oblong-elliptic to ovate-oblong, 5–14 × 2–5.5 cm; base subrounded or subcordate; apex acute to mucronate; abaxial surface tawny to golden-brown or cinnamon, densely tawny to golden-brown or cinnamon agglutinated or felted tomentose, hairs branched; adaxial surface glabrous. Inflorescence racemose-umbellate, 8–15-flowered; rachis 10–15 mm. Pedicel 1–1.5 cm, sparsely floccose or glabrous; calyx lobes 5, ca. 1 mm, acute, glabrous; corolla funnel-campanulate, white to pale pink, with purplish red spots, 2–4.5 cm, lobes 5, orbicular; stamens 10, unequal, filaments pubescent in lower part; ovary ca. 7 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; style ca. 2.4 cm, glabrous. Capsule oblong-cylindric, straight, slightly curved at apex, 15–30 × 4–6 mm. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Jul–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 - 4.5
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Images

Rhododendron phaeochrysum unspecified picture

Distribution

Rhododendron phaeochrysum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333078-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048687
COL ID 4SGKR
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rhododendron phaeochrysum Rhododendron dryophyllum Rhododendron cuprescens Rhododendron phaeochrysum var. phaeochrysum

Lower taxons

Rhododendron phaeochrysum var. agglutinatum Rhododendron phaeochrysum var. levistratum