Rhododendron aberconwayi Cowan

Rhododendron Yearbook 3: 42, f. 17 (1949).

WFO ID: wfo-0001047937

IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331863-1

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Description

Shrub, 1.5-2.5m. Leaves elliptic, thick and coriaceous, 3-6 x 1.1-2.2cm, c.3 x as long as broad, apex acute, base cuneate, margin strongly recurved, not undulate, glabrous when mature, with red punctate hair bases overlying the veins beneath; petioles 0.5-lcm, papillate. Inflorescence 6—12-flowered, dense; rhachis c.5mm; pedicels 20—30mm, sparsely hairy and stipitate-glandular. Calyx c.lmm, sparsely hairy, glandular-ciliate. Corolla open-campanulate, lacking nectar pouches, glabrous within, white to pale rose, with purple flecks, 28-35mm. Ovary and style glandular throughout. Capsule 18-20 x c.8mm.

Distribution

China (NE Yunnan)

Altitude

Habitat

Mountain summits

Nomenclatural History

Notes

References

Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):293