Rhododendron rubiginosum Franch.

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs or sometimes small trees, evergreen, 1–3(–10) m tall; young shoots stout, brown, scaly. Petiole 5–13 mm, densely scaly; leaf blade elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate or oblong-ovate, 3.5–8 × 1.3–3.5 cm; base cuneate, broadly cuneate to rounded; apex acuminate, sometimes acute; abaxial surface scales dense, unequal rust-brown, glandlike or thin; adaxial surface scales dense when young, caducous. Inflorescence terminal, umbellate, 5–7-flowered. Pedicel 1–2.5 cm, densely scaly; calyx undulate or 5-lobed, small, scales absent except sometimes a few along margin or present and dense; corolla broadly funnelform-campanulate, pale purple to rose-red or pale red, rarely white tinged with pale purple, inside with purplish red or red spots, 2.5–3.5 cm, outer surface sparsely scaly; stamens 10, unequal, slightly longer than corolla; filaments glabrous or pu-bescent below; ovary 5-locular, densely scaly; style longer than stamens, glabrous or pubescent below. Capsule cylindric, up to 18 mm. Fl. Mar–Jun, fr. Jul–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.25 - 1.75
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 2.75
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 3-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Rhododendron rubiginosum world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Conservation status

Rhododendron rubiginosum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333256-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048187
COL ID 4SGRV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rhododendron rubiginosum Rhododendron catapastum Rhododendron desquamatum Rhododendron stenoplastum Rhododendron rubiginosum var. rubiginosum

Lower taxons

Rhododendron rubiginosum var. leclerei