Rhododendron sulfureum Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, evergreen, usually epiphytic, 0.3–1.6 m tall; branchlets scaly, usually setose. Petiole 4–12 mm, densely scaly, often setose; leaf blade leathery, obovate, ovate, oblong-obovate, or elliptic to oblanceolate, 2.6–8.6 × 1.5–4.5 cm; base obtuse or tapering; margin often ciliate when young; apex rounded or subacute, mucronate; abaxial surface glaucous green, scales ca. 0.5 × their own diameter apart, unequal, dark brown or brown, sunk in pits, with crenulate edges, rims upturned; adaxial surface green, somewhat shiny, scaly or glabrous. Inflorescence 4–8-flowered. Pedicel 0.8–2 cm, scaly, sometimes setose; calyx lobes 3–6 mm, ovate to oblong, persisting to enclose mature capsule, scaly, margin usually cilite; corolla broadly campanulate, bright yellow, rarely greenish, not spotted, 1.3–2 cm, tube 8–11 mm, outer surface scaly, sometimes sparsely pubescent, inner surface pilose, lobes rounded; stamens 10, filaments pubescent towards base or in lower 1/2; ovary densely scaly; style stout, sharply bent, short, scaly at base. Capsule cylindric-ovoid, 8–11 mm, densely scaly. Fl. Apr–Jun, fr. Jul–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.6
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

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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 sulfureum world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333427-1
WFO ID wfo-0001230699
COL ID 4SGXV
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Synonyms

Rhododendron cerinum Rhododendron commodum Rhododendron theiochroum Rhododendron sulfureum