Rhododendron stewartianum Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Small shrubs, 1–2 m tall; young shoots glabrous. Petiole 5–10 mm, glabrous; leaf blade leathery, obovate to elliptic, broadest above middle of blade, 5.5–7.5 × 2.5–3.5 cm; base broadly cuneate or rounded; margin reflexed; apex obtuse, apiculate; abaxial surface with mammillate epidermis, thinly persistently fawn-farinose; adaxial surface green, glabrous; midrib prominent, raised abaxially; lateral veins 11–13-paired, obscure. Inflorescence 3–7-flowered; rachis conical, 1–2 mm, glabrous. Pedicel 1–1.5 cm, glandular at first, later smooth; calyx cupular; lobes 5, 5–10 mm, unequal, glabrous; corolla campanulate or tubular-campanulate, white or soft yellow to pale rose, variable in color, 3.5–4 cm; lobes 5, orbicular, ca. 1.5 × 2 cm, emarginate; stamens 10, unequal, 1.5–2.5 cm, filaments pubescent at base; ovary cylindric, ca. 4 mm, densely glandular; style ca. 2.5 cm, glabrous, stigma small. Capsule slightly curved, 20–25 × ca. 8 mm, base enclosed by persistent calyx. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Oct–Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

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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 stewartianum world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333409-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048891
COL ID 4SGWZ
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Synonyms

Rhododendron stewartianum Rhododendron aiolosalpinx Rhododendron niphobolum Rhododendron stewartianum var. aiolosalpinx Rhododendron stewartianum var. tantulum