Rhododendron xiaoxidongense W.K.Hu

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, ca. 1 m tall; branchlets ca. 1 cm in diam. below inflorescence. Petiole cylindric, 3.5–42 mm, densely glandular-hairy; leaf blade leathery, oblong-obovate, 18.5–22.5 × 8–9.5 cm; base rounded or oblique; apex rounded, apiculate; abaxial surface with midrib sparsely floccose-puberulent; adaxial surface green; midrib raised abaxially, grooved adaxially; lateral veins 15–18-paired. Inflorescence racemose, 8–9-flowered; rachis ca. 50 mm, glabrous. Pedicel stout, 1.1–1.9 cm, densely shortly glandular-hairy; calyx cupular; lobes 5, ca. 5 mm, with similar glands; margin ciliate; corolla funnel-campanulate, white, ca. 6.5 cm, lobes 7, ovate, ca. 2.2 × 1.5 cm, emarginate; stamens 15, unequal, 3.1–4.7 cm, filaments glabrous; ovary ovoid, ca. 6 × 4 mm, densely shortly glandular-hairy; style ca. 3.2 cm, lower part with glandular hairs. Capsule not known. Fl. Apr–May.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Distribution

Rhododendron xiaoxidongense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1019078-1
WFO ID wfo-0001229308
COL ID 4SH6B
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Synonyms

Rhododendron xiaoxidongense