Rhododendron taiwanalpinum Ohwi

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–1.5 m; young shoots brown-strigose. Leaves monomorphic. Petiole 2–3 mm, appressed-strigose; leaf blade leathery, ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 1.5–2(–3) × 0.7–1.2(–1.8) cm; base cuneate; apex acute, mucronate; abaxial surface densely strigose; adaxial surface sparsely strigose. Inflorescence (1–)2–3-flowered. Pedicel 5–7 mm, densely reddish-brown hairy; calyx lobes 1–2 mm, densely hairy, apex rounded; corolla broadly funnel-campanulate, pink, with rose flecks, 1–1.5(–2) cm, tube 4–6 mm, glabrous; stamens 9–10, unequal, filaments hairy in lower half; ovary grayish-pubescent; style pubescent in lower half. Capsule not known.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Distribution

Rhododendron taiwanalpinum world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333440-1
WFO ID wfo-0001231626
COL ID 4SGYD
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Synonyms

Rhododendron taiwanalpinum Rhododendron rubropilosum var. taiwanalpinum