Rhododendron pseudociliipes Cullen

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, 0.6–2 m tall; young shoots densely brown-scaly, sparsely hispid. Petiole 6–9 mm, hispid on both sides, glabrescent; leaf blade narrowly elliptic or oblong, 3.5–6(–8) × 1.6–2.7 cm; base rounded or cuneate; apex acuminate, apiculate; abaxial surface deep brown when dry, scales to 1 × their own diameter apart, unequal; adaxial surface brownish scaly when young. Inflorescence terminal, 1(or 2)-flowered. Flowers fragrant. Pedicel (0.6–)0.7–1 cm, densely scaly; calyx rounded or wavy, persistent in fruit, densely scaly abaxially; corolla broadly funnelform, white tinged with pale reddish purple, 5–7 cm, tube 25–35 mm; outer surface sparsely scaly, pubescent; stamens 10, unequal, half as long as corolla; filaments pubescent below; ovary 6-locular, scaly; style as long as corolla or slightly longer, scaly near base. Capsule cylindric-cylindric, 15–20 mm. Fl. Apr, fr. Aug–Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

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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 pseudociliipes world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333160-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048063
COL ID 4SGNB
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Synonyms

Rhododendron pseudociliipes