Rhododendron balfourianum Diels

Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 3: 214 (1912).

WFO ID: wfo-0001048861

IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332000-1

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Description

Shrub, l-4.5m. Leaves ovate-lanceolate to elliptic, 4.5-12 x 2-4cm, 2-2.3 x as long as broad, apex acute to acuminate, base rounded, lower surface with a dense compacted to spongy unistrate lanate ramiform tomentum, silvery white when young, sometimes turning pale pinkish-cinnamon at maturity, usually shining and with a thin surface film; petioles 1 -2cm, glabrescent. Inflorescence 6-12-flowered; rhachis less than 5mm; pedicels 10-20mm, sparsely hairy and glandular. Calyx 6-10mm, glandular, lobes elliptic, rounded, glandular-ciliate. Corolla campanulate, pale to deep pink, with purple flecks, 35-40mm. Ovary glandular; style glandular in the lower third. Capsule 10-20 x c.7mm.

Distribution

China (W Yunnan, SW Sichuan)

Altitude

Habitat

Rocky slopes, Rhododendron thickets

Nomenclatural History

R. balfourianum Diels var. aganniphoides Tagg

& Forrest, Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 15: 306 (1927). Type: China, SW Sichuan, mountains around

Muli, 28°12’N, 100°50’E, 12000ft, vi 1921, Forrest 20456 (holo. E)

Notes

References

Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):341