Rhododendron yungchangense Cullen

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, 0.8–1.3 m tall; young shoots thinly hispid. Petiole scaly; leaf blade narrowly elliptic or narrowly obovate, 7–10 × 2.8–3.8 cm; apex obtuse; abaxial surface pale gray green, papillate, scales sparse, golden; adaxial surface deep green, glabrous. Inflorescence (1–)2–4-flowered. Pedicel sparsely scaly; calyx 5-lobed, lobes ca. 7 mm, oblong; corolla funnelform-campanulate, white or pale red, ca. 6 cm, tube ca. 32 mm, glabrous outside; stamens 10; filaments pubescent at base; ovary scaly; style base sparsely scaly. Capsule cylindric, 12–16 mm, scaly.
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A shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-10 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. They are pale grey-green underneath. Flowers are in groups of 2-4. They are funnel shaped and white or pale red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 1.15
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on valleys sides and cliffs between 2,100-2,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
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Edible flowers
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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 yungchangense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333630-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048073
COL ID 4SH76
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Synonyms

Rhododendron yungchangense