Rhododendron scopulorum Hutch.

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs, 2–4 m tall; old branches smooth, sparsely scaly; young shoots sparsely scaly. Petiole grooved, 8–13 mm, densely scaly, rarely hispid or glabrous; leaf blade leathery, oblong-obovate, or oblong-oblanceolate, 4–8 × 1.6–3.6 cm; base obtuse or cuneate; apex rounded or obtuse; abaxial surface pale gray-green, scales sparse, 2–4 × their own diameter apart, average to small, brown; adaxial surface deep green when dry, often convex, without scales. Inflorescence terminal, cymose, 2–4-flowered; rachis 2–3 mm, scaly. Flowers fragrant. Pedicel 0.8–1.8 cm, densely scaly; calyx obliquely 5-lobed; lobes ca. 2 mm, ovate, scaly, without hairs; corolla funnelform, white tinged with pale red, with yellow markings inside, 4–6 cm, outer surface sparsely scaly and pubescent; stamens 10(or 11), unequal, 2.4–4.7 cm; filaments densely pubescent at base; ovary 6-locular, densely scaly; style as long as corolla, base scaly. Capsule cylindric, oblique at base, 12–20 mm, densely scaly.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 4.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

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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 scopulorum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333314-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048056
COL ID 4SGTQ
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Synonyms

Rhododendron scopulorum