Rhododendron pruniflorum Hutch. & Kingdon-ward

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, evergreen, 0.3–1.2 m tall; stem and branches with brown smooth flaking bark. Petiole 2–8 mm, scaly; leaf blade leathery, aromatic, obovate to oblong, 2–4(–5) × 1–2(–2.5) cm; base obtuse or tapering; apex obtuse or rounded, mucronate; abaxial surface glaucous, scales almost contiguous, unequal, the smaller pale yellow, larger brown, widely separated; adaxial surface dark green, shiny, usually scaly. Inflorescence 3–5(–7)-flowered. Pedicel slender, 1.3–3.5 cm, scaly; calyx lobes 3–5 mm, oblong-ovate, persisting to enclose mature capsule, scaly, margin usually sparsely ciliate; corolla campanulate, dull crimson to plum purple, or rarely pink, 1–1.3 cm, tube 5–8 mm; outer surface not or only sparsely scaly; stamens 10, nearly as long as corolla, filaments densely pubescent in lower 1/2 or nearly to apex; ovary densely scaly; style stout, sharply bent or deflexed, short, usually scaly at base, otherwise glabrous. Capsule ovoid, 4–6 mm, densely scaly. Fl. May–Jul, 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) 0.3 - 1.2
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

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

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Distribution

Rhododendron pruniflorum world distribution map, present in China, India, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333151-1
WFO ID wfo-0001250596
COL ID 8VFLH
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Synonyms

Rhododendron pruniflorum Rhododendron tsangpoense var. pruniflorum