Rhododendron rubropilosum Hayata

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, up to 3 m tall; young shoots slender, densely coarsely red-brown strigose, hairs flat. Leaves all similar. Petiole 2–6 mm, indumentum as for shoots; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate, 1.5–4.5 × 0.5–1.9 cm; base cuneate; margin entire and slightly revolute; apex acute and mucronate; both surfaces densely yellowish brown silky strigose when young. Inflorescence 2–4-flowered. Pedicel ca. 0.6 cm, coarsely yellowish brown silky strigose; calyx lobes oblong, 1.5–4 mm, coarsely yellowish brown silky strigose; corolla broadly funnelform, pink, with darker pink flecks within, to 2.5 cm wide; tube ca. 10 mm; lobes spreading, oblong, ca. 1.7 × 0.7 cm; stamens 7 or 10, unequal, some longer than corolla, filaments linear, sparsely pubescent at base; ovary ovoid, densely coarsely yellowish brown strigose; style ca. 2 cm, longer than stamens, hairy near base. Capsules conical-ovoid, 5–7 × ca. 4 mm, densely coarsely brown strigose. Fl. Jul, fr. Aug–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 3.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-7

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Cultivation

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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 rubropilosum world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333259-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048945
COL ID 4SGS3
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Synonyms

Rhododendron caryophyllum Rhododendron rubropilosum